New Zealand glaciers show ‘worst ever’ shrinkage

Glaciers in New Zealand are showing the worst-ever shrinkage, according to scientists.
Trevor Chinn, who has been working as a glaciologist for 40 years, is a member of the Snow and Ice Research Group in New Zealand and has been monitoring the ice for decades.
He said: “This year is the worst we have ever seen.
“There is so much melt over the summer – more than half the glaciers have lost all the snow from last winter, and some from the winter before that.

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