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As Alpine glaciers slowly disappear, new landscapes are appearing in their place

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In pockets of Europe's Alpine mountains, glaciers are abundant enough that ski resorts operate above the snow and ice. Ski lifts, resorts, cabins and huts dot the landscape - and have done so for decades. But glaciers are also one of the most obvious and early victims of human-caused climate change, and as

In pockets of Europe's Alpine mountains, glaciers are abundant enough that ski resorts operate above the snow and ice.

Glaciers - centuries of compacted snow and ice - are disappearing at an alarming rate. Swiss glaciers have lost 10 per cent of their volume since 2021, and some glaciers are predicted to disappear entirely in the next few years. The Gurgler Ferner Glacier at the Oetztaler alps is visible from an airplane near Innsbruck, Austria on Sep 25, 2023. Gaisskarferner, another glacier that forms part of a ski resort, is only connected to the rest of the snow and ice by sections of glacier that were saved over the summer with protective sheets to shield them from the sun.

From a vantage point above the mountains in a light aircraft, the changing landscape is obvious. The glaciers are noticeably smaller and fewer, and bare rock lies in their place.A ski lift station sits on a mountain in the Alps in Obergurgl near Innsbruck, Austria on Sep 25, 2023.

 

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