Glacier "2050 No Longer Recognizable From Innsbruck"

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The Alps suffer particularly from climate change: glaciers melt, rocks become unstable. Researchers demand rapid action in order to prevent serious consequences for humans and nature. The Alpine region will obviously be particularly affected by climate change – with far-reaching consequences: "The local glacier landscape, as we know it today, will no longer be visible from Innsbruck in 2050," explained Glaziologist Andrea Fischer in the APA conv…

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Of course, the glaciers are also affected by the rise in temperature. "In five years, there will be no more about 30 percent of the approximately 600 glaciers in Tyrol," Fischer emphasized. In any case, the scientist pointed out that it makes no difference whether it is a small or large glacier.The temperature change naturally also has consequences for the stability of the rocks. "We observe an accumulation of rock falls in previously glaciated …