Caldo partners with glaciers.today
Caldo, an independent blog on climate change and sustainable development, and glaciers.today, a high-resolution glacier photography project, have joined forces to document climate change and raise awareness about it. The partnership harnesses the combined power of words and images to improve communication about how our climate is changing.
Caldo is an independent blog on climate change and sustainable development launched last June by Lisa Mazzon, a sustainability professional. It is based on three principles: science, awareness, and independence. Its mission is to make the science of climate change accessible to everyone through weekly articles published every Tuesday.
Glaciers.today is a project launched by the renowned Swiss photographer Jürg Kaufman. It involves documenting the evolution of the Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier in the Alps and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Professional high-resolution cameras will be permanently installed on the glacier to take photos from different angles every 30 minutes for the next 10 years. By capturing unique images of the glacier from sunrise to starlit night, the project will provide an unequivocal record of the glacier’s changes.
This collaboration aims to improve communication about climate change, thereby raising awareness and inspiring people to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle. Live images of the Aletsch Glacier will be available to the public online, along with weekly articles on climate change and sustainable development published by Caldo.
Jürg Kaufmann, founder of glaciers.today, said: “Glaciers act as giant thermometers for our planet: they mercilessly reveal the consequences of climate change. For over a decade, I have been visiting and photographing the Aletsch Glacier. During my expeditions, I have come to realize just how fragile this giant is: I have watched it melt as the mercury in the planet’s thermometer rose.”
I am neither an environmental activist nor a scientist, but what I have witnessed on the glaciers as a photographer over the past decade has been a silent call to action for me. With glaciers.today, we will show the world in real time and using the latest technology how the Aletsch Glacier is changing. And I am excited to partner with Caldo because we will offer our readers and supporters a comprehensive understanding of climate change, explaining the science behind global warming.”
Lisa Mazzon, founder of Caldo, stated: “Today, the Aletsch Glacier consists of approximately 11 billion tons of ice. By the end of this century, there may be very little left. And the same goes for many other glaciers around the world. The latest IPCC report, published on August 9, served as a red alert for humanity: regions with mostly smaller glaciers—including Switzerland—are projected to lose more than 80% of their current ice mass by 2100 under the worst-case scenario, and many glaciers are projected to disappear regardless of future emissions.
“Sticking my head in the sand and denying the obvious is not my style. By partnering with glaciers.today, we have made it our mission to raise awareness about this phenomenon and to document it tirelessly for future generations. Using the latest technology alongside desk-based research, we aim to create a mosaic of images and words that tells us about the health of our planet.”
