Swiss glaciers covered with a white carpet

As the global climate warms, parts of Switzerland's glaciers are covered with a thick white carpet to slow the melting of snow and ice.

This is a white carpet-covered glacier photographed on July 28 at the "Glacier 3000" in the Les Diablerets mountains in Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency/Ouxin

This is a white carpet-covered glacier photographed on July 28 at the "Glacier 3000" in the Les Diablerets mountains in Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency/Ouxin

This is a white carpet-covered glacier photographed on July 28 at the "Glacier 3000" in the Les Diablerets mountains in Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency/Ouxin

This is a white carpet-covered glacier photographed on July 28 at the "Glacier 3000" in the Les Diablerets mountains in Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency/Ouxin

This is a white carpet-covered glacier photographed on July 28 at the "Glacier 3000" in the Les Diablerets mountains in Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency/Ouxin

This is a white carpet-covered glacier photographed on July 28 at the "Glacier 3000" in the Les Diablerets mountains in Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency/Ouxin

This is a white carpet-covered glacier photographed on July 28 at the "Glacier 3000" in the Les Diablerets mountains in Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency/Ouxin

This is a white carpet-covered glacier photographed on July 28 at the "Glacier 3000" in the Les Diablerets mountains in Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency/Ouxin

This is a white carpet-covered glacier photographed on July 28 at the "Glacier 3000" in the Les Diablerets mountains in Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency/Ouxin

This is a white carpet-covered glacier photographed on July 28 at the "Glacier 3000" in the Les Diablerets mountains in Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency/Ouxin

This is a white carpet-covered glacier photographed on July 28 at the "Glacier 3000" in the Les Diablerets mountains in Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency/Ouxin

This is a white carpet-covered glacier photographed on July 28 at the "Glacier 3000" in the Les Diablerets mountains in Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency/Ouxin

This is a white carpet-covered glacier photographed on July 28 at the "Glacier 3000" in the Les Diablerets mountains in Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency/Ouxin

This is a white carpet-covered glacier photographed on July 28 at the "Glacier 3000" in the Les Diablerets mountains in Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency/Ouxin

This is a white carpet-covered glacier photographed on July 28 at the "Glacier 3000" in the Les Diablerets mountains in Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency/Ouxin

This is a white carpet-covered glacier photographed on July 28 at the "Glacier 3000" in the Les Diablerets mountains in Switzerland. Xinhua News Agency/Ouxin