Alarming figures

Is glacier retreat endangering electricity production?

Salzburg's glaciers, such as the Stubacher Sonnblickkees, are losing mass and length year after year.

(Bild: Roland Hölzl)

The melting of glaciers is becoming increasingly drastic. Salzburg's ice giants are shrinking faster. This also raises questions about the energy supply from run-of-river power plants ...

The Alpine Association's glacier report has set out the increasing speed of the disappearance of Austrian glaciers with new figures. The paper was recently presented. For example, the Ödenwinklkees in the Stubach Valley has lost 59.1 meters in length within one year alone. Unimaginable volumes of water come down to the valley every year as a result.