To put things in perspective, here is the ‘Mer de Glace’ glacier (*2014) located above the Chamonix Valley | Photo: University of Geneva

For those who love winter, the global disappearance of glaciers is disheartening, especially when you consider the short amount of time it’s taken for them to melt.

A new graphic by the European Geosciences Union – EGU shows how it took these glaciers over 100,000 years during the last major ice age to form and solidify within their alpine valleys.

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Here at Unofficial, we’ve been hoping for a “mini ice-age” since the last one ended in 1715 AD. Maybe this is the season it returns and replenishes glacier skiing for the masses? Fingers crossed…

*Video courtesy of European Geosciences Union – EGU

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