This website is under construction, but feel free to already explore. We plan to have a complete version with additional glaciers and different languages by end of January.
With current policy leading to a warming of 2.7°C, we are sadly saying goodbye to many glaciers in the Alps.
Of the approximately 3,900 glaciers in the Alps, only around 635 have an estimated volume above 0.01 km³ as of 2020, meaning their volume is larger than that of 4,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Under 2.7°C warming, more than 550 glaciers (85%) are estimated to deglaciate (<10% remains) before 2100. However, under 1.5°C warming, 166 fewer glaciers are estimated to deglaciate.
Of the approximately 3,900 glaciers in the Alps, only around 635 have an estimated volume above 0.01 km³ as of 2020, meaning their volume is larger than that of 4,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Under 2.7°C warming, more than 550 glaciers (85%) are estimated to deglaciate (<10% remains) before 2100. However, under 1.5°C warming, 166 fewer glaciers are estimated to deglaciate.
Below, you can search for your favorite glacier on the map or from the list to see what its future might look like.
List by Country
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Austria
- Pasterze, mostly gone by 2063
- Seekarlesferner, mostly gone by 2039
- Hintereisferner, mostly gone by 2048
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France
- Gebroulaz, mostly gone by 2062
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Italy
- Marmolada, mostly gone by 2052
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Switzerland
- Rhone, mostly gone by 2073