Coverage dated October 16, 2026

Heat, scarce snow melting away Slovenia’s Alpine glaciers. One is still standing

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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Drop by drop, Slovenia is losing its ice. Faced with rising temperatures and declining snow in winter, the Alpine nation has seen one of its two glaciers melt away, and the remaining one shrinking irreversibly.

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    Heat, scarce snow melting away Slovenia’s Alpine glaciers. One is still standing (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Drop by drop, Slovenia is losing its ice. Faced with rising temperatures and declining snow in winter, the Alpine nation has seen one of its two glaciers melt away, and the remaining one shrinking irreversibly.

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