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Slovenia’s Triglav glacier loses its final ice
The final remnants of ice have vanished from Slovenia’s Triglav glacier, located on the nation’s highest mountain. Images captured before and after this month’s snowfall show that no ice remains. Between 1983 and 2003, it lost 93% of its surface area, then survived for two more decades. In the last five years, what little remained dwindled to scattered fragments. By the end of summer, the main body’s final remnant measured just a few metres. Matija Zorn, director of the Anton Melik Geographical Institute, said the glacier’s disappearance means the loss of an important data source and an…
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