Melting Alpine glaciers – level 2

Melting Alpine glaciers

17-04-2025 15:00

Melting of Alpine glaciers is causing many changes, according to a new study.

Glaciers like the Stubai glacier in Austria will be gone in 20 years because of rising temperatures. The melting ice leads to more rockfalls, which makes high mountain paths unsafe. Water from the melting glaciers also carries small pieces of rock, including dangerous materials like uranium and nickel, which can harm water supplies. Permafrost, or frozen ground, is thawing, causing more rocks to fall. Lower areas are still safe for tourists, but it is risky at higher altitudes.

Glaciers are turning from white to green as plants are starting to grow in places where ice once covered the ground. This is all happening because of climate change humans caused.

Difficult words: water supply (the water which an area gets), thaw (to become liquid or soft as a result of warming up), altitude (how high an object or point is above sea level).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

How might rising temperatures contribute to the increased risk of rockfalls and water contamination in alpine regions, and what changes are occurring in the appearance of the glaciers?

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