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Photos taken century apart show stark Mont Blanc glacier melt

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Photos taken century apart show stark Mont Blanc glacier meltIn 1919 a pioneering aviator took iconic photos of the Mont Blanc glaciers. Numerous studies have been made of the vanishing glaciers surrounding Europe’s tallest mountain, but the University of Dundee experts decided to go one better in an attempt to demonstrate in stark visual terms the damage wrought by global warming. Using the latest geolocation and 3D visualisation techniques, they were able to pinpoint the precise patch of sky from which Mittelholzer snapped the photos for maximum impact.

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