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flag Austria’s glaciers shrank significantly in 2024–2025, with most retreating over 20 meters due to extreme heat.

flag All but two of Austria’s 96 glaciers retreated between 2024 and 2025, with the average loss exceeding 20 meters and several, including the Alpeiner Ferner and Stubacher Sonnblickkees, shrinking more than 100 meters. flag The Pasterze, Austria’s largest glacier, is disintegrating, and the retreat is linked to temperatures nearly 5°C above average. flag Though slightly less than in previous years, the loss ranks as the eighth-largest in 135 years of records. flag Officials warn the changes threaten water supplies, energy, agriculture, and tourism, urging urgent action on climate change as preserving glaciers in their current form is no longer feasible.

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