Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Flatisen once was one of the largest outlet glaciers of Svartisen (N-Norway). Now, only a lake (though beautiful) with some ice remnants behind it remain. Glaciologist Wilfred Theakstone followed its development closely for decades. See the huge changes at glacierchange.com/en/flatisen/ 010
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Deze weken in Jotunheimen voor een nieuwe ronde foto's en verhalen. 000
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Bondhusbrea is a glacier in S-Norway. It once formed the dramatic backdrop of Bondhusvatnet, but the tongue is gone. Still, many people walk to the lake. Maybe to see why Niels Hertzberg drew Bondhusbrea in 1801? The oldest pictorial document of a Norwegian glacier! glacierchange.com/en/bondhusbr... 000
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Austerdalsisen is still the largest glacier of mainland Norway, despite ongoing retreat. Massive melting over the last 150 years caused floods, changing rivers and icebergs to disappear. See the page for the full story and all the images. glacierchange.com/en/austerdal... 010
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 15/05/2026A new addition to the website, finally! And quite a long one: Tunsbergdalsbreen the longest outlet glacier of Jostedalsbreen, with ice over 600 m thick. But also the one with the highest melt rates. Read about its recession, floods and reservoir at glacierchange.com/en/tunsbergd... 000
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 18/08/2025These weeks I'm in (northern) Norway, documenting glaciers.Very grateful for the support from the NVE to make this possible. Many new stories to be published in the coming months about the fascinating glaciers over here. 120
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Sólheimajökull is one of Iceland's best accessible glaciers. For many it's a must-see on their visit, in part feeling it could be their 'Last Chance' to see it. Though this exciting glacier won't disappear thát fast, things aren't looking good. Still, plenty to see: glacierchange.com/en/solheimaj... 093
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 01/06/2025And the bottom sample even >6800 years old, wow. Impressive record on top of an equally impressive mountain. 010
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Thanks for all the updates! I quickly made a page myself, to be continued... glacierchange.com/en/birchglac... 110
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 02/05/2025The story on Kötlujökull (Iceland) is now improved and updated. Quite the glacier, as it covers Katla volcano and their interplay causes the world's most powerful outburst floods or Katlahlaups, which leave icebergs up to 60 m high stranded on the outwash plain. See glacierchange.com/en/kotlujoku... 083
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Big turnaround for glaciers in (especially) Valais. From very little snow to (much) above-average snow cover within three days. Bortelsee (2517 m), on the Swiss-Italian, even had 258 cm of fresh snow in just three days! Good news for the glaciers, now the sun is getting stronger. Image: whiterisk.ch 021
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 02/04/2025He sure made beautiful paintings, and what a timing! A very characteristic style, see for example Untersulzbachkees (glacierchange.com/en/untersulz...) 030
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Another eruption occured yesterday in Reykjanes Peninsula, but the mother of all Icelandic volcanoes (Katla) has been quiet since 1918. However, its tephra is still melting out from Mýrdalsjökull. Resurfacing tephra reveals melt rates of Sléttjökull, see glacierchange.com/en/slettjoku... 000
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Today is #WorldGlacierDay. Let's work on their preservation. In the case of Fiesch Glacier, local people even pray to stop its retreat. They also use meltwater for irrigation, illustrating the close relationship between people and glaciers. See glacierchange.com/en/fieschgla.... btw: Story no. 100! 020
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Also note the change at neighboring Fiesch Glacier, which happens to be story number 100 on my site and published today! Interesting history, intertwined with local (agri)culture. glacierchange.com/en/fieschgla... 110
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 15/03/20251839: among scientists, the revolutionary theory that glaciers once covered vast expanses of Europe is gaining momentum. Pioneers went into the Alps (and Findel Glacier) to substantiate their theory, but their findings didn't surprise the local guide at all. Curious? glacierchange.com/findelglacier/ 001
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Ever heard of Sauabreen? This nondescript glacier in SE Folgefonna (Norway) once afflicted a hamlet, as it caused outburst floods. Therefore the community decided to move in 1962. Due to glacier retreat the ice-dammed lake disappeared in 2016. Safer, but duller. glacierchange.com/en/sauabreen/ 010
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Climate change is killing Hardangerjøkulen, starting with its outlets. Two of them, Ramnabergbreen and Rembesdalskåka, have now been added to the site. Both stories are all about lakes: the former retreats out of one, the latter dams another. Check glacierchange.com/en/norway/ (bottom page). 072
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 15/02/2025New orthophotos of Jostedalsbreen have just been released at norgeibilder.no, the first update of the ice cap since 2017. See for yourself how glaciers have retreated in the last 7 years. Erdalsbreen, for example, retreated out of a lake. More about that glacier at glacierchange.com/en/erdalsbre... 010
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 14/02/2025What a spectaculair island. Seems like other glaciers could uncover lagoons as well, starting with Fiftyone and Vahsel. Crazy to realize Heard Island (S) is at the same latitude as The Netherlands (N). 010
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Yet another glacier added, this time Blåisen (Hardangerjøkulen). Here, scientists found radioactive lemmings and discovered an 8200 year old 'cold spell'. A lot to discover at this relativerly small glacier. glacierchange.com/en/blaisen/ (zoals altijd ook in het Nederlands) #glaciers2025 000
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Thanks! Too bad I arrived there at sunset and had to catch the train, so no time for better pictures. And the drone had a hard time fighting the catabatic-like winds! Good thing there are DEM's! Other outlets of Hardangerjøkulen will follow. 010
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 31/01/2025In Norway, no glacier is closer to a train station than Midtdalsbreen (Hardangerjøkulen). Only 5 km seperate the glacier's flutes and moraines from the railway platform. But the walk is getting longer every year and the glacier itself slows down. Meet the glacier at glacierchange.com/en/midtdalsb... 110
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Today, The UN kicks off the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation. For some glaciers it's too little too late, but what about Supphellebreen? This Norwegian glaciers sparks floods due to melt, one of the focus areas of the Year of Glaciers. See glacierchange.com/en/supphelle... #Glaciers2025 000
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Bøyabreen is a glacier in Norway that has attracted visitors since the early days of tourism, further helped by the construction of two tunnels and the Norwegian Glacier Museum in 1991. But is this melting glacier still worth a visit? See glacierchange.com/en/boyabreen/ for its 'brand new' history. 010
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 10/01/2025The other two monitored ice caps in Iceland, Hofsökull and Langjökull, did even worse and lost 1 m of their thickness or about 0.8 km3 of ice each. And all this in an anomalously cold year (see graph, data from vedur.is). That's how far glaciers are out of balance with their climate. 000
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Over 2024, Iceland (Reykjavik) had the lowest average temperature since 1995. Nevertheless, new data show mass loss for all main ice caps (though less than last year). How come? A cold winter means little snow, so glaciers didn't benefit. Graph: mass balance Vatnajökull, tinyurl.com/4f93uk57 110
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Myklebustbreen ice cap just west of Jostedalsbreen is ten times smaller than the latter, but has a beautiful outlet glacier: Haugabreen. The surrounding landscape tells about the glacier's history. Read all about it at glacierchange.com/en/haugabreen/ or glacierchange.com/nl/haugabree... (NL) 010
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Norwegian glaciers advanced rapidly in the first half of the 18th century, wreaking havoc on local farmer communities. Brenndalsbreen was one of the most devastating glaciers. Its violent history, subsequent retreat and beautiful features can now be discovered at glacierchange.com/en/brenndals... 000
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 06/12/2024That's exactly what I'm trýing to do! Really appreciate your kind words. 110
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Thanks for your paper. I made grateful use of it for a story about the glacier (glacierchange.com/en/arolla-gl...). Keep up the good work!glacierchange.comArolla Glacier - Glacier ChangeArolla Glacier was a glacier in Val d'Hérens. Its two tributaries splitted and are now called Bas (lower) and Haut (upper) Glacier d'Arolla. 110
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Hartelijk dank voor de lovende woorden en de aandacht. Prompt een account aangemaakt! 110
Glacier Change @glacierchange.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Nieuw verhaal op glacierchange: de Kjenndalsbreen. Lees over het wel en wee van deze grotendeels verdwenen gletsjer in Noorwegen op glacierchange.com/nl/kjenndals... 020