Disappearing ice giants

July/August 2025

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As Franz Josef Glacier retreats, erosion intensifies and access become more difficult. Photo: Neco Wieringa
New Zealand is already feeling the heat from climate change, and those who work and play on our glaciers and mountains are witnessing the effects first-hand. When Brooke Mellsop was a child in the 1990s, a walk to Franz Josef glacier was an annual excursion for the students at the tiny Franz Josef Glacier School […]

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