If a Shooter Doesn’t Get You An Avalanche Will / myLot

Daytona Beach, Florida

July 5, 2022 7:31pm CST

Sunday a tragedy occurred in northeastern Italy when a chunk of glacier ice collapsed leaving seven people dead, five unaccounted for, and others injured. They are still looking for survivors. The ice came crashing into a group of hikers on the popular trail on the Marmolada glacier which is at over 3,300 meters and the highest mountain in the Italian Alps. To help there are helicopters and rescue dogs and many Alpine search and rescue specialists. The ice and snow that came crashing down literally swept people away. The Marmolada glacier is known as the “Queen of the Dolomites” and is the largest glacier in the northern Italian mountain range. It collapsed near Punta Rocca, a route usually taken to reach the summit. This appears to be the result of unusual climate warming as the temperatures that day reached a record high of 10 degrees C which is 50 degrees F. In recent years the glacier has been rapidly melting away so yes, be afraid of global warming.

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Fleur

@Fleura (29108)

• United Kingdom

6 Jul 22

I think in the US the risk of shooters far outweighs that of glaciers!

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (57558)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

6 Jul 22

Whle tragic, it serves as a grim reminder anything can get you.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73326)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

6 Jul 22

@kaylachan hey, I saw some awesome colors light up the sky yesterday for a better view I looked out my bathroom window which faces toward where the beach is, I hope you enjoyed.

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (57558)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

6 Jul 22

@RasmaSandra I saw the most I've ever seen. So I did.

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Yanzalong

@yanzalong (18984)

• Indonesia

6 Jul 22

Mountain ranges are actually not safe places to travel through but young people don't seem to care about their life.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457822)

• Switzerland

6 Jul 22

They have localized the "bodies", I fear no one is alive. I have been at the foot of the Marmolada dozens of times when I was young. Dad loved that area of the Domomites.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94427)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

6 Jul 22

Sorry to learn that a tragic event happened in northeast Italy when a chunk of glacier ice fell down on the hikers.

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ihasaquestion

@ihasaquestion (8274)

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6 Jul 22

Climate change has gotten everybody worried. What can be done..

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much2say

@much2say (53959)

• Los Angeles, California

6 Jul 22

I had not heard about this

! I've read about glaciers collapsing, but how tragic that these people were a part of this. Scary!

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

6 Jul 22

That was a terrible accident. We keep hearing of glaciers and iced mountains that have never melted wearing away due to warmer temperatures.Its nature at her worst.

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