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Slovenia mourns loss of glacier on its highest peak after scorching summer

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Slovenia’s last glacier vanished due to extreme heat, marking a significant loss of national identity and a stark warning of accelerating climate change in the Alps.

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Extreme heat accelerated disappearance of Triglav glacier from mountain revered as a symbol of Slovenian identityThe final ice patch has vanished from Slovenia’s Triglav glacier, the latest Alpine casualty of Europe’s scorching summer.The once mighty ice mass lost 93% of its surface area between 1983 and 2003, shrinking to cover less than a hectare of overheated rock, but went on to surprise researchers who feared its imminent demise, clinging on to the mountain for two more decades. Continue reading...

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