Triglav glacier under imminent threat of disappearing

Ljubljana, 7 November - Measurements from the end of September show that the glacier below Slovenia's highest mountain Triglav (2,864 m) has split into two parts in the past year and has also shrunk and thinned, with the threat of the glacier disappearing being imminent. The glacier under the Skuta peak is meanwhile in better shape.

Triglav glacier in the Julian Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the Triglav glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Triglav glacier in the Julian Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the Triglav glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Triglav glacier in the Julian Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the Triglav glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Triglav glacier in the Julian Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the Triglav glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Triglav glacier in the Julian Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the Triglav glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Triglav glacier in the Julian Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the Triglav glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Triglav glacier in the Julian Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the Triglav glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Triglav glacier in the Julian Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the Triglav glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Triglav glacier in the Julian Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the Triglav glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Mt Skuta in the the Kamnik-Savinja Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Mt Skuta in the the Kamnik-Savinja Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Mt Skuta in the the Kamnik-Savinja Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Mt Skuta in the the Kamnik-Savinja Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Mt Skuta in the the Kamnik-Savinja Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Mt Skuta in the the Kamnik-Savinja Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Mt Skuta in the the Kamnik-Savinja Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Mt Skuta in the the Kamnik-Savinja Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Mt Skuta in the the Kamnik-Savinja Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

Mt Skuta in the the Kamnik-Savinja Alps
Geodetic measurements carried out at the glacier.
Photo: The Anton Melik Institute of Geography archives

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