Events like Italian glacier collapse likely to increase as planet heats

Analysis: Effects of climate change already affecting mountaineering beyond deadly glacier collapse on Marmolada

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Events like the collapse of a glacier on the Marmolada mountain, which has killed at least six people with more missing, are likely to become more common as the planet heats, according to scientists who spend their life scrutinising the ice on mountains.

With this particular glacier, experts have pointed to the scorching heatwave in Italy as a factor, as it is likely to have melted large amounts of ice.