<p>Extreme heat accelerated disappearance of Triglav glacier from mountain revered as a symbol of Slovenian identity</p><p></p><p>The final ice patch has vanished from Slovenia’s Triglav glacier, the latest Alpine casualty of Europe’s scorching summer.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/27/slovenia-mourns-loss-glacier-highest-peak-scorching-summer">Continue reading...</a>
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Slovenia mourns loss of glacier on its highest peak after scorching summer
<p>Extreme heat accelerated disappearance of Triglav glacier from mountain revered as a symbol of Slovenian identity</p><p></p><p>The final ice patch has vanished from Slovenia’s Triglav glacier, the latest Alpine casualty of Europe’s scorching summer.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/27/slovenia-mourns-loss-glacier-highest-peak-scorching-summer">Continue reading...</a>