Glaciers in Salzburg, Austria, are rapidly shrinking, losing significant mass and height. Researcher Bernhard Zagel warns that the glaciers may disappear within 10 to 15 years due to climate change, with some areas already having lost half their ice in 25 years.
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00:00Researchers and hydrologists surveying glaciers in Salzburg say that the natural wonders are
00:08losing mass and size again this year.
00:26In the last 25 years, the Stubacher Sonnblickkies Glacier in Austria lost half its mass.
00:33Where there used to be ice 10 metres thick, there is now bare rock.
00:39Researchers say that if the trend continues, it's only a matter of time before the glacier
00:44disappears.
00:45And this is the same for glaciers elsewhere as well.
01:15in the next 10-15 years.
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