"Krone" series starts

How the melting glaciers are changing Salzburg

Salzburg's glaciers have already retreated a long way.(Bild: Hölzl Roland)

Start of the "Krone" series on the disappearance of the ice giants in the province. The effects are huge, research is only just beginning.

Midsummer holds Salzburg in its spell. Sun, bathing weather, heat, sweating. It's not only hot in the valley. Salzburg's ice giants are also sweating. They don't actually sweat, Salzburg's glaciers run off every day. In the high mountains, torrents form on the eternal ice, run down into the valley and ensure that the Salzach carries a lot of water, even with manageable amounts of rain.