Tag: Alps
How the climate crisis is changing Bavaria: “Garmisch-Partenkirchen would be like South Tyrol” – Bavaria
Will Bavaria become Italy due to climate change? A little, says climate researcher Annette Menzel – but that’s not good news. A conversation about destructive storms, risky mountain hikes and…
Warning of heavy rain in southern Bavaria near the Alps
The German Weather Service (DWD) provides information about weather conditions and also issues official severe weather warnings in emergencies. These are divided into four categories: Level 1 (yellow): Thunderstorm: electrical…
Snow in the Alps after the heat wave in August
After the hot weather, complete temperature change. Switzerland has been dealing with heavy rainfall for several days which has caused floods and mudslides, while the snow has reappeared. It was…
Ski areas in climate change: lack of snow everywhere – Knowledge
In future, the lack of snow could be even more widespread in European ski areas than previously assumed. So far, for example in Germany, ski areas in the low mountain…
Long-distance hiking: With Oskar over the Alps
Our author hiked with his Labrador for two weeks from Tyrol to Trentino. He came back with a realization. source site
In the Swiss Alps, an NGO protects wolves… and herds
After being exterminated more than a century ago, wolves have started to return to Switzerland in recent decades, as in several other European countries. Since the first pack was spotted…
Alps: Wanderer simply leaves his exhausted companion behind
Austria “Have to manage on my own”: Wanderer simply leaves his exhausted companion behind The hiker abandoned his friend and then spent the night in the alpine mountain hut “Ingolstädter…
Tegernsee: There is more trouble around the Saurüssellm near Bad Wiessee – Bavaria
If you already spend 249 euros for a meal in an alpine hut, you won’t have to walk up there! Because the “Tegernsee Delight” recently should certainly not only come…
Archaeology: What Ötzi really looked like
A new genetic analysis also provides a surprise on the Iceman’s parentage. source site
Gene analysis: Ötzi was dark-skinned and bald – knowledge
Anyone who visits the South Tyrolean Archeology Museum in Bolzano will eventually come face to face with it. About 1.60 meters tall, a life reconstruction of Ötzi turns his head…