Marmolada
Americannoun
noun
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Last July an apartment building-sized chunk of the Marmolada glacier in Italy’s Dolomite mountain collapsed onto a popular hiking route, killing 11 people.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2023
The museum and viewing deck from atop Marmolada is open year-round.
From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2022
In rare cases, the rapid melt can spur exceptional events like the collapse of Marmolada Glacier in Italy’s Dolomites region.
From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2022
“I heard what sounded like a river’s torrent,” said Mr. Budel, who lives in an isolated refuge next to the glacier on the 11,000-foot Marmolada mountain.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2022
Polar sciences experts at an Italian government-run research center estimated that the Marmolada glacier could disappear entirely in the next 25-30 years if current climatic trends continue.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2022
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