Keyword: Shrinking glaciers

The effects of global warming are clearly noticeable and visible in the Alpine regions. The mountains are changing rapidly. To protect what we love, we must reduce our carbon emissions to zero. The climate protection law, which Switzerland will vote on on June 2, creates the basis for this.

The heat waves in May and June hit the Swiss glaciers massively. In the Alps it looks like mid-August normally. 

Ski area expansions irretrievably destroy sensitive alpine habitats. The latest documentary film Vanishing Lines by the US outdoor specialist Patagonia raises awareness for this topic.

Austria's glaciers have lost an average of 15 meters in length in just one year - this is confirmed by the current glacier report from the Alpine Club. The inexorable retreat of glaciers...

The glacier measurement service of the Austrian Alpine Association (ÖAV) presented current data on the situation of 92 examined glaciers.