GCSE Geography: Glacial tourism
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The document discusses the retreat of Alpine glaciers in Charmonix, France due to warmer temperatures over the last two decades. This rapid glacial retreat, with some glaciers losing over 100 meters per year, has caused the high alpine snowline to rise dramatically. As a result, the high alpine environment in Charmonix is changing quickly, with observable impacts even over a short period of time.
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GCSE Geography: Glacial tourism
- 1. CASE STUDY- CHARMONIX, FRANCE
- 2. ATTRACTIONS
- 6. MANAGEMENT
- 8. RETREAT CAUSES Recently the retreat of Alpine glaciers has been increasing dramatically with some glaciers losing over 100m of their length per year. The warmer temperatures of the last two decades resulted in a dramatic increase of the average snowline. Thus, the high alpine environment is changing rapidly with observable changes even within a relatively short time period.
- 9. EVIDENCE