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Mt. Blanc15,774 ft

4,808 m

Dufourspitze15,203 ft

4,634 m

Piz Bernina13,283 ft

4,049 m

Matterhorn14,692 ft

4,478 m

Eiger13,015 ft

3,967 m

Barre des 13,458 ftÉcrins

4,102 m

Monte Viso12,602 ft

3,841 m

Gran Paradiso13,323 ft

4,061 m

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Bernese Alps La Clusaz
Megève
Gstaad
Engelberg Grindelwald
Verbier
Courchevel
La Plagne
Alpe d’Huez
Val d’Isère
Sestriere
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Isola 2 000
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Laax Andermatt
Diavolezza
St. Moritz
Abondance
Chamonix
Zermatt
Courmayeur
Morzine
Col de Portemeteorological and
snow observatory
Geneva
Bern
LYON
ZÜRICH
MILAN
Grenoble
TURIN
Bergamo
Brescia
Interlaken
Albertville
Lugano
Bellinzona
Sion
Briançon
Biella
Cuneo
Gap
Aosta
Annecy
Bourg-en-Bresse
Lausanne
Lucerne
Chambéry
Verona Nice
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SWITZER
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Snow cover and glaciers in most of the Alps have declined dramatically
over the past 20 years, particularly at elevations below 6,500 feet.
The loss is already hurting tourism and eventually may disrupt hydropower—
the predominant source of energy in the Alps.
ALPINE MELT
Snow cables
Glacial lake
Gravity feeds
water to cables
Glacier Snow blankets
Protecting natural snow
Fabric panels can be
stitched together and laid
out to reflect the sun and
prevent snow and glaciers
from melting. But they’re
complicated to install and
can freeze into the ice.
MMATTHEWANUEL CANALES, NGM W. CHWASTYK AND STAFF.
ALEXANDER STEGMMATTHEW TWOMBLYAIER; ERIC KNIGHT;
SOURCES: CLAUDIA NOTARNICOLA, EURAC RESEARCH; RAPHAËLLE SAMA-
COÏTS, HUGUES FRANÇOIS, SAMMORIN, MÉTÉO-FRANCE/CNRS/INRAE; UEL
COPERNICUS CORINE LAND COVER; COPERNICUS CLIMATE CHANGE
SERVICE; GRWENVIRONMENT AGENCY; GLOBAL L DATABASE; EUROPEAN
POWENERGY OBSERVATORY; GRAND DATA-ER PLANT DATABASE; GLOBAL
BASE; NASA/JPL; MORTALIVE
EUROP
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