In the Ötztal Alps, on the border between Tyrol and South Tyrol, there is a glacier that is particularly valuable for research. On the Weißseespitze, a mountain at an altitude of almost 3,500 meters, scientists examined an ice core that contains around 6,000 years of environmental history. The tracks in the ice not only open a window into the past, they also allow a glimpse into the future. Still. As with all glaciers in the Alps, the ice on the Weißseespitze is rapidly disappearing.
