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These chilling images expose climate change effects on a glacier

The University of Dundee researchers flew at a height of 4,700 metres to capture the images. Image: Dr Alice Watterson/University of Dundee

David Elliott
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Then and now: Mont Blanc’s Argentière glacier.
Image: Walter Mittelholzer, ETH-Bibliothek Zürich / Dr Kieran Baxter, University of Dundee
Dr Kieran Baxter used modern technology to recreate the centuries-old images.
Image: Dr Alice Watterson, University of Dundee
Alpine glaciers, such as Mont Blanc Bossons, are melting at what scientists say is an alarming rate.
Image: Walter Mittelholzer, ETH-Bibliothek Zürich / Dr Kieran Baxter, University of Dundee
Swiss pilot and photographer Walter Mittelholzer flies over Mont Blanc in 1919.
Image: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich
A century apart: the Mer de Glace glacier as it was in 2019, and today.
Image: Walter Mittelholzer, ETH-Bibliothek Zürich / Dr Kieran Baxter, University of Dundee
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The University of Dundee researchers flew at a height of 4,700 metres to capture the images.
Image: Dr Alice Watterson, University of Dundee
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