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‘Directly Linked to Climate Change’

A view of the glacier from a rescue helicopter.
A view of the glacier from a rescue helicopter. Photo: Luca Bruno (AP)

“The Marmolada glacier collapse is a natural disaster linked directly to climate change,” Poul Christoffersen, professor in glaciology at the University of Cambridge, told Bloomberg. “High elevation glaciers, such as the Marmolada, are often steep and relying on cold temperatures below zero degrees Celsius to keep them stable. But climate change means more and more meltwater.”