Iceland commemorates first glacier lost to climate change
The Okjokull glacier in Iceland has melted away due to climate change/ The Okjokull glacier in Iceland has melted away due to climate change (AFP Photo/-)/ Reykjavik (AFP) - Iceland on Sunday honours the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change, as scientists warn that some 400 others on the subarctic island risk the same fate. A bronze plaque will be unveiled in a ceremony starting around 1400 GMT to mark Okjokull -- which translates to "Ok glacier" -- in the west of Iceland, in the presence of local researchers and ...
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