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July 27, 2017
Plaine Morte Glacier, Switzerland July 2017 Bare of Snow
Landsat images from 2013, 2014 and 2015 and Sentinel Image from 2017 indicating lack of snowcover on Plaine Morte Glacier (PM). Nearby Wildstrubel Glacier (W) terminus has separated since 2005. Glacier de la Plaine Morte (Plaine Morte: PM) is in the Swiss Alps just north of Crans Montana. The Crans Montana resort has a lift that ends just above the glacier, and a ski loop traverses the middle of the …
Dean of Academic Affairs at Nichols College and Professor of Environmental Science at Nichols College in Massachusetts since 1989. Glaciologist directing the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project since 1984. This project monitors the mass balance and behavior of more glaciers than any other in North America.