[HIGHLIGHTS] “Nothing works here anymore” – Austria’s glaciers are lost, according to experts

92 of 93 of the observed glaciers have become smaller. The Pasterze lost more than 200 meters in length and that in just one year.

The end of the glaciers in Austria can no longer be prevented in view of climate change. Only seven percent of the Austrian landscape is untouched by glaciers. The pressure on the Alps is very high, says Nicole Slupky, Vice President of the Alpine Association (ÖAV) “The death of glaciers continues inexorably and can be seen with the naked eye,” she says.. The glacier disappeared 203.5 meters in one year at the Großglockner in Carinthia. At the Rettenbachferner in the Ötztal Alps in Tyrol, 127 meters melted. The five largest glacier retreats according to current statistics:  Pasterze (Glockner Group)   minus 203.4 meters, Rettenachferner ( ÖtzTal Alps) minus 127 meters, Schlatenkees (Venediger group) minus 92.8 meters, Fernauferner (-68 meters) minus 68 meters.