A group of twelve minors said children's rights are not taken into account in the current climate protection law in Austria - and have taken the matter to the country's highest court.
The snow at the highest observatory in the world to be operated all-year-round is expected to completely melt in the next few days, the earliest time on record.
The impact of global heating on the Alps is visible from space, with the snow-white mountains increasingly colonised by green plants, according to a study of high-resolution satellite data.
