Tag: glacier
Glaciers in the Alps: Pasterze could break – knowledge
The longest glacier in the Eastern Alps, the Pasterze, is apparently facing a fateful summer. The lower part of the largest Austrian glacier is only connected to the upper one…
Water under Antarctica: huge saltwater basin discovered – knowledge
Researchers have identified a huge underground reservoir of water near the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The liquid water is in a sedimentary basin that is up to 1.3 kilometers…
Antarctica: Temperature record at the coldest place on earth – Knowledge
Heat records have been reported from various measuring points in East Antarctica in the past few days. Temperatures have been more than 30 degrees higher than the long-term average in…
Glaciers Pope, Smith and Kohler are melting faster than expected – Knowledge
Pope, Smith and Kohler: These three glaciers in West Antarctica have probably not been heard of until now, as they are overshadowed by their large neighbors – the Thwaites and…
Tyrol: Could sustainable Alpine tourism look like this?
Smiled at by the competition, awarded by the UN: The Kaunertal can’t keep up with alpine mass tourism. Why this is paying off now. .source site
Iceland: Hot and Icy – Travel
Ice cave tours, glacier hikes, ice climbing: more and more activities are being offered in Iceland that lead onto and into the ice. A journey into a glacier, to the…
Video: The ice grotto in the Swiss glacier can be visited
Video Ice grotto in Swiss glaciers can be visited The Glacier 3000 is a popular ski area in Switzerland, between the towns of Gstaat and Les Diablerets. A natural ice…
Antarctica: huge Thwaites glacier is melting – researchers worried
Global warming The giant Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting – researchers worried The amount of ice leaving the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica has doubled in the past 30 years,…
Cracks in the ice: climate change threatens Thwaites glacier in Antarctica – knowledge
One of the largest glaciers in Antarctica, the Thwaites Glacier, is apparently increasingly losing its grip. Using current satellite measurements, scientists have discovered a network of many kilometers long cracks…
Video: Slackliner on a glacier in the Andes
Video Slackliner on glacier in the Andes Impressive impressions from Bolivia. The Italian slackliner Miriam Campoleoni despite crossing gravity and shines with precise body control at the highest altitude. The…