CGTN published this video item, entitled “Live: Decoding rapid melting of Austria’s largest glacier – Pasterze Glacier” – below is their description.
The Pasterze Glacier, located below Austria’s highest peak Grossglockner, is Austria‘s largest glacier. It’s getting shorter by dozens of meters every year – now it is even threatening to break in two. It is melting even faster this year as the scorching heat waves sweep across the globe. What are specific reasons and impacts behind this phenomenon? Join CGTN for more. #CGTNOnSite #heatwave
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Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked East Alpine country in the southern part of Central Europe. It is composed of nine federated states, one of which is Vienna, Austria’s capital and its largest city.
It is bordered by Germany to the northwest; the Czech Republic to the north; Slovakia to the northeast; Hungary to the east; Slovenia and Italy to the south; and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west.
Austria occupies an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi) and has a population of nearly 9 million people. While German is the country’s official language, many Austrians communicate informally in a variety of Bavarian dialects.