Glaciers in the Alps covered up to protect them from extreme heat
Glaciers in the Alps covered up to protect them from extreme heat
People visit the Rhone Glacier covered in blankets above Gletsch near the Furkapass in Switzerland today (Picture: EPA)
Photographs show how ancient glaciers in the Alps have been draped with white blankets to protect them from the summer heat.
People visited the Rhone Glacier in Switzerland today but didn’t see it as it generally looks.
Much of it has been covered up to try and stop it from…