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These Two Countries Have Lost All Their Glaciers. Here's What Caused This

For an ice mass to be considered a glacier, it must have an area of at least 25 acres, according to the US Geological Survey. If the ice mass shrinks below that, it is reclassified as an ice field.

It is common for glaciers to melt during summer, particularly due to climate change, but the melt is always restored to a certain extent as temperatures start dropping. Glacier development can occur only if temperatures during the non-winter months do not cause complete loss of the snow accumulated during the last winter. In other words, not the entirety of glaciers in such regions melts. However, two countries have become the first to lose all their glaciers. These are Slovenia and Venezuela.
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