![Matthias Schrader FILE - A group of hikers is on the way to the Jamtalferner Glacier near Galtuer, Austria, on Sept. 6, 2023. Austrian glaciers receded last year at a rapid pace, and the Alpine country is likely to be largely ice-free in 40 to 45 years as the process continues, experts said Friday April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/85a4461d56e7484fb09a74af6e1cac41/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - A group of hikers is on the way to the Jamtalferner Glacier near Galtuer, Austria, on Sept. 6, 2023. Austrian glaciers receded last year at a rapid pace, and the Alpine country is likely to be largely ice-free in 40 to 45 years as the process continues, experts said Friday April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
![Matthias Schrader FILE - The Sulzenauferner Glacier is visible near Innsbruck, Austria, on Sept. 25, 2023. Austrian glaciers receded last year at a rapid pace, and the Alpine country is likely to be largely ice-free in 40 to 45 years as the process continues, experts said Friday April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5ab71a2444d54978ad6343f78defc2a0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - The Sulzenauferner Glacier is visible near Innsbruck, Austria, on Sept. 25, 2023. Austrian glaciers receded last year at a rapid pace, and the Alpine country is likely to be largely ice-free in 40 to 45 years as the process continues, experts said Friday April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
![Matthias Schrader FILE - Glaciologist Andrea Fischer from the Austrian Academy of Sciences climbs up at the Jamtalferner Glacier near Galtuer, Austria, on Sept. 6, 2023. Austrian glaciers receded last year at a rapid pace, and the Alpine country is likely to be largely ice-free in 40 to 45 years as the process continues, experts said Friday April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1e9e6dff6b414d8197708a5700e6cbde/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Glaciologist Andrea Fischer from the Austrian Academy of Sciences climbs up at the Jamtalferner Glacier near Galtuer, Austria, on Sept. 6, 2023. Austrian glaciers receded last year at a rapid pace, and the Alpine country is likely to be largely ice-free in 40 to 45 years as the process continues, experts said Friday April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)