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[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thats beautiful. It saddens me to think how much more robust the snow might have been just a couple decades ago.

[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

The Southern Alps have lost over a third of their ice volum since the 1970s, with the rate accelerting in the last decade.