Photo Series Shows the Deglazing of the Schlatenkees

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Where once meterdickes ice shaped the East Tyrolean Alps, a meltwater lake extends today: An impressive photo series by the environmental protection organization Greenpeace shows the dramatic decline of the Schlatenkees in the Venice group.

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"The glaciers are a mirror of the climate crisis", warned Greenpeace climate expert Jasmin Duregger. The decline of the former "Eternal Ice" is not only a consequence of the climate crisis, but also directly influences the alpine climate, the NGO wrote in a message on Sunday: Intact glaciers cool the atmosphere actively instead and thus their loss leads to an additional local temperature increase in the high mountains. A loss, which takes place …

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++ HANDOUT ++ For Greenpeace "Mirrors of Climate Change"

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The glaciers have been retreating for a long time as a result of climate warming. A photo series by the environmental protection organization Greenpeace shows the rapidity of the process using the example of the Osttirol Schlatenkees, part of the Venice Group in the Eastern Alps. Since August 2019, photographer Mitja Kobal has been documenting for the NGOs how the once thick ice layer in the boiler was largely transformed into a meltwater lake i…