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Glacier Melting in Austria
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Since 1850, about 2/3 of the glaciers in the European Alps have melted.
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All measured glaciers in Austria have lost both area and volume in recent decades.
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In 80 years, by the end of the century, the Alps could be largely ice-free. Austria's glaciers will largely disappear in the next 40 to 80 years.
The »eternal ice« in the Alps is no longer eternal due to climate change. Rising temperatures are causing the glaciers to melt. On average, the glaciers in Austria lost 24 meters in length last year. The Pasterze Glacier in Carinthia alone lost over 200 meters in length in just one year. (see Alpine Club Glacier Report 2022-2023)
Local Climate Crisis: Schlatenkees
In the summer of 2023, we visited the Schlatenkees glacier. The glacier loses about 90 meters in length every year. Together with the innkeeper Wilfried Studer and the glacier researcher Fabien Maussion, we learn about the reasons for glacier melting in the Alps and the impact that melting glaciers have on humans and nature.