The Melting Of This Alpine Glacier Exposed Something Surprising

Published on 06/03/2022
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The Melting Is Speeding Up

Let us examine the Forni glacier in the Italian Alps. According to the Guardian, it has dissolved by more than a mile in the last century. What is concerning is that the process is accelerating. Half of that happened in the last thirty years or so. The melting of the ice has caused numerous issues.

The Melting Is Speeding Up

The Melting Is Speeding Up

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It Has Also Caused Accidents

Onlookers witnessed the melting glacier create the Val Pola landslide, which claimed lives in this section of the Italian Alps in 1987. Climate change has also had an impact on the region’s flora and fauna, according to experts. The National Park’s Luca Pedrotti told the Guardian more about it.

It Has Also Caused Accidents

It Has Also Caused Accidents

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