DAILY NEWS WRAP | 19 OCTOBER 2026
The glacier on Triglav, the highest peak of Slovenia, has completely disappeared. A researcher at the Anton Melik Geographical Institute, quoted by the Associated Press in reports of 15 and 16 October 2026, said the ice “has now completely disappeared”. Slovenia is left with one glacier, Skuta, of about 1.5 hectares.
From 14 hectares to nothing
When monitoring of the Triglav glacier began, it covered a little over 14 hectares. In recent years it had shrunk to under 0.2 hectares, and the Government of Slovenia had already described it on 10 September 2026 as being on the brink of extinction. The October reports confirm the end of that decline. The scale of the change is the point to notice: an area of more than 14 hectares has gone to zero within the period of record.
Read the wording carefully
One glacier of Slovenia has gone; the country has not lost all its glaciers, because Skuta still remains. The reports also differ slightly in tone: one introduction said the ice had melted “almost completely”, while the scientist quoted in the same report said it had “completely disappeared”. When two statements in a source differ, a careful reader relies on the direct statement of the expert and notes the difference rather than ignoring it. This is exactly the kind of distinction a reading-comprehension question can test.
Why it matters for an exam
Glacier loss is a common subject for environment passages, because a glacier is a visible record of a long-term change. The United Nations declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation through General Assembly resolution 77/158, with UNESCO and the WMO leading the year. The Triglav story follows that year closely, which makes the two facts easy to pair in a question.
Constitutional, legal and institutional framework
- UNGA resolution 77/158 declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation.
- The year was led by UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
- International years are declared by the UN General Assembly through a resolution.
CLAT angle
- GK: Triglav is Slovenia’s highest peak; Skuta is the country’s last glacier.
- Numbers: a little over 14 ha when monitoring began, under 0.2 ha in recent years, Skuta about 1.5 ha.
- Precise wording: a statement that Slovenia has lost all its glaciers is false.
- Pairing: 2025 was the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (UNGA 77/158).
Key facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Triglav | Slovenia’s highest peak; its glacier has completely melted (AP, 15-16 October 2026) |
| Size at the start of monitoring | A little over 14 hectares |
| Size in recent years | Under 0.2 hectares |
| Slovenia’s last glacier | Skuta, about 1.5 hectares |
| Research institute quoted | Anton Melik Geographical Institute |
| International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation | 2025, UNGA resolution 77/158, led by UNESCO and WMO |
Memory hook
“Fourteen to zero, Skuta stays.” Triglav was over 14 ha, it is now gone, and Skuta (about 1.5 ha) is Slovenia’s last glacier.
Sources
Associated Press via Euronews (15 October 2026), CTV News and Fortune (16 October 2026); Government of Slovenia (10 September 2026, background); UNGA resolution 77/158.
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