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	TIME Europe :: European Journey 2005 :: Aletsch Glacier
		The shrinkage was apparent as we trekked down from the Eggishorn to Märjelensee, a glacial lake in a valley on the left bank of the glacier.
		The glacier's fate determines all else in the valley.
		As the glacier swelled, it mowed down trees and smothered alpine grazing ranges that had been in use for centuries; the valley below would be inundated by flash floods when the waters of the Märjelensee suddenly drained through a crevice.
	www.time.com /time/europe/wonder/glacier.html (2277 words)

	Global glacier retreat
		Glaciers are the perfect summer water supply in alpine regions providing the highest runoff during warm dry periods when other water sources are at a minimum.
		In the Kebnekaise Mountains of Northern Sweden of sixteen glaciers examined from 1990-2001, 14 are retreating, one is advancing and one is stable [7] During the 20th century glaciers in Norway retreated as did glaciers in other parts of the world at the end of the Little Ice Age.
		A WWF report, An Overview of Glaciers, Glacier Retreat and Subsequent Impacts in Nepal, India and China (2005), [24] concluded that 67% of Himalyan glaciers are retreating rapidly.
	www.nichols.edu /departments/glacier/glacier_retreat.htm (4024 words)

	Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland
		To the north of Brig extends a magnificent glacier region.
		From Brig there are various routes to the Aletsch glacier which offer attractive day or half-day outings, with the help of cableways and lifts.
		The Great Aletsch glacier is a unique feature of great magnificence - the largest stretch of firn (ice formed from snow) in the Alps and in Europe (area 170 sq.
	www.planetware.com /brig/aletsch-glacier-ch-vs-ag.htm (183 words)

	UNEP-WCMC Protected Areas Programme - Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Aletsch Glacier is the longest and largest glacier in Europe, the ice of which is 900m thick at Konkordiaplatz.
		The length of the glaciers was first measured in 1881 on the Lower Grindelwald glacier and 1892 on the Aletsch and Fiesch glaciers.
		As the glacier recedes, the mineral-rich moraine continues to be colonised by a pioneer vegetation of herbaceous plants, grasses, larch, spruce and aspen.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wh/jungfrau.html (2764 words)

	WWF - Glaciers at risk
		Aletsch glacier, the longest in the Alps, in 1979.
		Aletsch glacier, the longest in the Alps, in 2002.
		Glaciers have been retreating worldwide since the end of the Little Ice Age (around 1850), but in recent decades glaciers have begun melting at rates that cannot be explained by historical trends.
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/what_we_do/climate_change/problems/impacts/glaciers/index.cfm (520 words)

	Pressetext - Der Grosse Aletschgletscher - Bettmeralp
		Another impressive fact about the Aletsch glacier is its length: at 23 kilometers (75,463 ft), the Aletsch glacier is the longest stream of ice in the Alps.
		In fact, the glacier is moving continuously, and at the altitude of the Konkordia hut its velocity reaches about 200 meters (656 ft) per year, which amounts to half a meter (20 inches) per day.
		At the terminus of the glacier where the melting is at its most intensive due to the higher temperatures, the medial moraines are at their most distinctive.
	www.bettmeralp.ch /e/pressetext/aletschgletscher.html (1117 words)

	The Seattle Times: Outdoors: Hiking across an incredible, shrinking Swiss glacier
		Glaciers are nothing more than piles of snow compacted into ice over centuries.
		Glaciers are shrinking from the Peruvian Andes to the Russian Caucasus.
		Glacial retreat, scientists note, began when the Industrial Revolution was in its infancy.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/outdoors/2002279800_webswissglacier18.html (1642 words)

	Europe's largest glacier shrivels under global warming
		Switzerland's Aletsch glacier, the largest in the Alps, is imposing enough to generate a wind of its own, but the 23-kilometre long (14-mile) river of ice is visibly shrivelling under the impact of global warming.
		The Aletsch and the immediate area were designated a World Heritage site in December 2001, not only because of the spectacular nature of the landscape of rocky peaks, wooded slopes, meadows and glaciers, according to UNESCO.
		Despite the cool wind generated by the huge mass of the glacier, the temperature at an altitude of 2,000 metres (6,600 feet) hovered around 25 degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit) in the shade.
	www.terradaily.com /2003/030816041902.aho5txux.html (776 words)

	ENVIRONMENT: Swiss Glaciers Melting Rapidly
		Glaciers are large masses of snow, ice and rock debris that accumulate in great quantities and begin to flow downwards under pressure of their own weight.
		The measurement reflects the balance between the fresh snow the glacier receives from the surrounding area and the ice that melts away in a given year, and thus gives an idea of the state of health of a glacier.
		Steep glaciers are prone to ice avalanches, like the one from the Gutz Glacier in Grindelwald in 1996, which affected road infrastructure and injured tourists.
	ipsnews.net /news.asp?idnews=36233 (910 words)

	Aletsch Glacier:: Ice Flow of Superlatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Aletsch Glacier begins on the Concordia Place on the Southern flank of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau and extends Southwest from there is not only the longest glacier of the Alps but with 86 square kilometers also the largest.
		This huge glacier is constantly alimented by the firn of the Great Aletsch and the Jungfrau, as well as the eternal snowfields Ewigschneefeld.
		Looking at the mass of ice with its crevasses, crests and jagged peaks it is hard to imagine that glaciers are in perpetual motion.
	www.matterhornstate.com /en/Valais-SummerVS-GlaciersVS-17279.html (134 words)

	DAAC Study: Sizing Up the Earth's Glaciers
		Because glaciers are sensitive to the temperature and precipitation changes that accompany climate change, the rate of their growth or decline can serve as an indicator of regional and global climate change.
		Glacial changes can also have a more immediate impact on communities that rely on glaciers for their water supply, or on regions susceptible to floods, avalanches, or landslides triggered by abrupt glacial melt.
		As settlements, farming, and tourism extend toward the edges of glaciated regions, melting glaciers and the avalanches and floods that often accompany rapid melt increasingly threaten lives and infrastructure in mountain regions.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Study/GLIMS (1580 words)

	glacier milk - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		- stream of water from glacier: water cloudy with particles of rock that flows from a melting glacier
		Ice Ages, periods in Earth’s history when sea ice or glaciers have covered a significant portion of the planet’s surface and significant cooling of...
		Greenland consists of an interior ice-covered plateau surrounded by a mountainous, generally ice-free, rim.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /glacier_milk.html (108 words)

	PlanetSave - Shrinking Alpine glacier points to snowless future for Swiss mountain resorts
		The Aletsch was once seen as a threat, adding ice and threatening to encroach on inhabited areas.
		The report said Alpine glaciers lost about 10 percent of their ice during the summer of 2003, and predicted three-quarters of Switzerland's glaciers would disappear by 2050 if current trends continued unchanged.
		Down the valley of the Rhone, which the Aletsch feeds, the ski resort of Verbier is concerned enough about the problem to cover another glacier with a plastic blanket to prevent excessive melting during summers.
	www.planetsave.com /ps_mambo/The_News/Climate/Shrinking_Alpine_glacier_points_to_snowless_future_for_Swiss_mountain_resorts_200604267070 (914 words)

	Aletsch
		The "must see" are Eggishorn with breathtaking view over Aletsch glacier and the Maerjelensee area where the ice masses make a bend.
		Bettmeralp-Blausee-Riederfurka: On this hike we're ascending to Blausee, proceed to the rim of the mountain chain, enter the Aletsch trail to Riederfurka.
		Bettmeralp-lower Aletsch trail: On these shorter route we choose the lowest track above the glacier, thereby we get a good idea about the development of plants from moraine gravel to forest.
	www.gruxa.ch /Aletsch.htm (1094 words)

	Hiking in Switzerland - Along the Aletsch Glacier
		A little further on and you finally reach the full expanse of the glacier, about half an hour on from the Gletscherstube, with the Jungfrau over to the right, the broad moraine trails sweeping round in a massive arc, the Aletschhorn towering straight ahead, and more snowy peaks lining up to the left.
		Continue alongside the glacier, traversing the steep slope between the mountain sheep and the marmots, to reach the signpost at Roti Chumma after about half an hour.
		From here, as well as the views over the glacier side, the views also extend right out in the other direction, to the valley from which you started, and the massive peaks to the South.
	www.geocities.com /activityworkshop/hiking/switzerland/aletsch.html (880 words)

	Märjelen - Glacier of Aletsch
		Because the glacier is continually moving, sometime there is a crack in the glacier below the surface of the lake and then the water of the lake is siphoned and completely disappears under the ice.
		At the end of the XIXth century the Aletsch Glacier was 3 kilometers longer than today, and thicker near Märjelen, that explains this phenomenon of the reversal of the water.
		The glacier is easilly recognizable with its two dark stripes which are composed of pieces of rock collected and brought by the three main glaciers which compose the Aletsch Glacier, but in fact if you look at the ice you will notice many other small stripes.
	mikeaz.free.fr /marjelen/marjelen.htm (2076 words)

	Funimag photoblog » Blog Archive » Back to Märjelen again… ( Aletsch Glacier )
		My first visit to the Aletsch glacier was in october 1987 and my first hike to Märjelen was in october 1990.
		The Aletsch glacier which is the longest of Europe (23 km).
		Near the elbow of the Aletsch glacier, in the background and in the clouds, the Konkordia Platz where the three big glaciers join but not merge to make the Aletsch glacier.
	www.funimag.com /photoblog/index.php/20060903/back-to-marjelen-again-aletsch-glacier (868 words)

	Photos of Aletsch Glacier, Wallis Canton, Switzerland
		The Aletsch glacier has the status of an UNESCO world nature heritage site and once you've had your first glimpse of this glacier you will understand perfectly why this is. The glacier has an enormous length of 23 kilometres and has its origin in the famous Jungfrau region in Bernese Oberland.
		The glacier’s best panorama however can be seen from the Eggishorn, located in Wallis on the southern side of the Alps.
		The Aletsch glacier is situated in the heart of Switzerland and can be accessed from two sites: from the Jungfraujoch in the North and from the Rhône valley (i.e.
	www.worldphotolocations.com /location_report.phtml?location_id=1128963463182&country_id=1096558232570 (594 words)

	ipedia.com: Aletsch Glacier Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier of Europe, covers more than 120 square kilometres in southern Switzerland.
		At its eastern extremity lies a glacier lake, Märjelensee.
		Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier of Europe, covers more than 120 square kilometres (more than 45 square miles) in southern Switzerland.
	www.ipedia.com /aletsch_glacier.html (130 words)

	glacier - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Glacier, an enduring accumulation of ice, snow, water, rock, and sediment that moves under the influence of gravity.
		Most geologists believe that fjords were formed when glaciers carved deep grooves in the coastline.
		ice floe, iceberg, ice field, icecap, ice sheet, glacier
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=glacier (120 words)

	Summer - Tips for interesting hikes - Bettmeralp
		Once upon a time, many thousand years ago, our Aletsch glacier wanted to discover the world and set off through the Rhone valley.
		Back to the “Bozen” (scary beings) and sagas, to the thousand-year-old forest, the thunderous waterfalls, and the gorgeous peaks in the Aletsch area.
		At Riederfurka, the gateway to the protected area, the hike moves into the impressive Aletsch Forest.
	www.bettmeralp.ch /e/sommer/wandern.html (1269 words)

	Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn - UNESCO World Heritage Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The extension of the natural World Heritage property of Jungfrau - Aletsch - Bietschhorn (first inscribed in 2001), expands the site to the east and west, bringing its surface area up to 82,400 ha., up from 53,900.
		The site provides an outstanding example of the formation of the High Alps, including the most glaciated part of the mountain range and the largest glacier in Eurasia.
		It features a wide diversity of ecosystems, including successional stages due particularly to the retreat of glaciers resulting from climate change.
	whc.unesco.org /pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=1037 (212 words)

	swissinfo - aletsch jungfrau bietschhorn, unesco world heritage site, ri
		Image caption: The Aletsch Glacier is the longest in the Alps at 23 kilometres (picture: IG Unesco Jungfrau Aletsch Bietschhorn)
		The “Aletsch-Jungfrau-Bietschhorn” region, which was recognised by Unesco in mid December, includes the Aletsch Glacier – the longest in the Alps -- and the Jungfrau, Eiger and Mönch peaks.
		Luggen’s counterpart, Mario Braide, in Riederalp, one of the resorts bordering the Aletsch Glacier to the south, wants to use the label to attract more bus tours.
	www.swissinfo.org /eng/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=111&sid=954457 (657 words)

	The Aletsch Glacier Riederalp/Bettmeralp - Switzerland Tourism - Switzerland
		Aletsch: Aletsch Glacier Basel: Zoological Garden Belalp: Massa Gorge Bern: Animal Park Brenets: Lake Brenets Brienz: Giessbach Falls Brissago: Isole di Brissago Capolago: Monte Generoso Col-des-Roches: Mills Creux-du-Van Davos: Botanical Garden Geneva: Garden Goldau: Nature/Animal Park Gotthard: Schöllenen Gorge Hérémence: Grand Dixence Kandersteg: Blue Lake Kerzers: Papiliorama Lake Biel - St.Peter's Isl Langnau a.
		With a length of 23 km, the Aletsch is the longest glacier in the Alps.
		It is surrounded by the Aletsch Forest, which, at an altitude of 2,2000 meters is one of the highest stone pine forests in Europe.
	www.myswitzerland.com /html/offer.cfm?category=Top_Attraction&subcat=Nature&id=8919 (202 words)

	swissinfo - Glacier survives global warming for another day
		We set out to explore the Aletsch Glacier, the jewel of the “Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn” site, despite heavy rain, a threat of mudslides and fears that the ice sheet would melt away before our very eyes.
		The Aletsch Glacier is the longest in the Alps at more than 23 kilometres, and the region was inscribed as a World Heritage Site by Unesco last December.
		As part of the ceremony, we were promised the chance to walk across the moving mass of ice that is receding by about 30 metres a year, while at the same time dropping more than a metre in depth.
	www.swissinfo.org /eng/top_news/detail/Glacier_survives_global_warming_for_another_day.html?siteSect=106&sid=1227376&cKey=1135687045000 (765 words)

	TrekEarth \| Aletsch Glacier Photo
		Aletsch Glacier, is a region in the canton Wallis in Switzerland.
		The area at the north slope of the Rhonetals is a tourism region with numerous winter sports places as Brig, Riederalp, Bettmeralp.
		For sure one of the best views to be enjoyed in the Alps, PoV is great and the curvy glacier trace gives a very good dynamism to your photo.
	www.trekearth.com /gallery/Europe/Switzerland/photo460161.htm (301 words)

	CO2 Science
		Holzhauser, H., Magny, M. and Zumbuhl, H.J. Glacier and lake-level variations in west-central Europe over the last 3500 years.
		present a high-resolution record of glacial variation for the Great Aletsch glacier in the Alps of Valis, Switzerland (~46.38°N, 7.75°E), as part of an effort to develop a 3500-year climate history of west-central Europe.
		As they describe it, the Medieval Warm Period occurred between AD 800 and 1300; and based on data presented in their Figure 2 (reproduced below), glacial extension between AD 800 and 1000 was at a level equal to that of today.
	www.co2science.org /scripts/CO2ScienceB2C/data/mwp/studies/l2_greataletsch.jsp (141 words)

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