Austria Will Be Ice-Free in Around 40 Years

The local glaciers can no longer be saved. The Pasterze has lost more than 200 meters in length in one year than ever before in recorded history.

By Bertie Atkinson

Published: April 5, 2024

The Pasterze at the foot of the Großglockner in 2023

The Pasterze at the foot of the Großglockner in 2023. Hardly anything remains of the once mighty ice tongue.

SOURCES:Gletscherbericht 2022/23 des Österreichischen Alpenvereins