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Can we save glaciers by recycling melt water?

3 min

Available until 23/03/2026

Glaciers are important reservoirs of freshwater for mountain regions. Once the ice disappears, the consequences are immediate for people, industry and agriculture. In Switzerland, scientists and engineers have developed a model that means that snow can be produced using melt water, to recover the glacier and slow down its regression. This report comes from 3,000 metres above sea level in the Bernina mountain range with glaciologist Felix Keller.

Image

Nicolas Boëtard

Editing

Benoît Monange

Journalist

J. Dunkel

Country

  • France

  • Germany

Year

2025

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