German glaciers may melt away in 10 years, study finds dw.com 4/29/2021 dw.com
Germany s five glaciers, all in Bavaria s Alps and melting faster than once forecast, could be doomed within 10 years, experts have said. Melt from glaciers is partially responsible for rising sea levels. © picture-alliance/dpa/S. Jansen Walks like this on a glacier in the German Alps could be impossible in as little as 10 years
Glaciologist Christoph Mayer said Bavaria s five glaciers combined had already shrunk to just half a square kilometer (124 acres) of ice the equivalent of 36 football fields, and 88% less compared to their status around 1850.
Although small, their fate as climate indicators were of great importance, said Mayer.
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