Alto Adige's glaciers registered a
record loss in volume of between 5% and 10% this year, the
province of Bolzano's hydrology and dams office said in a report
on Friday.
Although Italy's glaciers have been losing mass for many years
amid global heating, this year has been particularly bad, with
the country suffering several intense heat waves in the summer
and low levels of precipitation.
"July was probably the month with the biggest loss of glacier
mass in the Eastern Alps in living memory," said Roberto Dinale,
the director of the province of Bolzano's hydrology and dams
office.
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