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[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yep. I think I'll be chasing snow as it goes the way of the dodo

[–] 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.