Global Warming in High Mountain Environment
In the rocky and icy landscapes surrounding the Grand Mountet hut, above Zinal in the Anniviers Valley, mountain guide Pascal Zufferey and geographer Jacques Mourey (University of Lausanne - Interdisciplinary Centre for Mountain Research) speak to us about the melting of glaciers
In the rocky and icy landscapes surrounding the Grand Mountet hut, above Zinal in the Anniviers Valley, mountain guide Pascal Zufferey and geographer Jacques Mourey (University of Lausanne - Interdisciplinary Centre for Mountain Research) speak to us about the melting of glaciers
The Val d’Anniviers, nestled in the heart of the Swiss Alps, is a valley where the highest villages rise to nearly 2,000 meters above sea level. In the mid-19th century, this territory saw the birth of what was then called “the foreigners’ industry”: tourism closely tied to the conquest of the Alps and the expertise of mountain guides. Mountaineering flourished here, driven by fascination for these peaks.
Today, this majestic landscape is undergoing profound change. Under the effect of global warming, the mountains are becoming more unstable and dangerous.
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