Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 -
The Hintereisferner, located at the back of the Tyrolean Otztal, has been closely monitored for more than 100 years, and there have been continuous records of its mass balance since 1952. This makes
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In the summer of 2022, one of Tyrol's largest glaciers experienced its most significant loss of mass on record. Last year, the Hintereisferner in Tyrol, Austria, reached its Glacier Loss Day (GLD) earlier than ever before. The GLD serves as an indicator of a glacier's health throughout the year, similar to how the Earth Overshoot Day measures Earth's resource consumption.