Italian Glacier Too Unstable for Scientists to Visit
24th August 2025
The Ventina glacier in northern Lombardy has melted so much due to rising temperatures that geologists can now only monitor it remotely. The area is also unstable with the threat…
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The Ventina glacier in northern Lombardy has melted so much due to rising temperatures that geologists can now only monitor it remotely.
The area is also unstable with the threat of rockslides.
The Lombardy Glaciological Service says it will now use drone imagery and remote sensing to survey it.
The Ventina glacier has already lost 1.7km in length since 1895.
The melting has accelerated in recent years, with the glacier losing 431m in the past decade with nearly half of that since 2021.
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