The historic Zittel hut on top of a snow-capped mountain high in the Austrian Alps has weathered many a storm.

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But ever more extreme climate change is taking a terrible toll ... putting more pressure on the often ageing and neglected huts. Austria's Alpine clubs are currently closing up to four huts ...

But ever more extreme climate change is taking a terrible toll on the century-old wooden refuge. Originally published on doc.afp.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.

Austria's Alpine clubs are currently closing up to four huts a year as they become unsafe or too costly to maintain. With the country heavily dependent on Alpine tourism, the cost of keeping up ...