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Meet the man saving a glacier (by putting it in his freezer)

This is the story of the glacier that no longer is.

Last month, Times science editor Tom Whipple stood on what used to be a glacier, on rock that used to be below 40 metres of ice. Then, glaciologist Matthias Huss hacked out a chunk of ice to take home. By the end of this summer, that may be the last remnant left.

This is the story of the glacier that no longer is – but which 15 years ago weighed a million tonnes – and a climate change milestone which is beyond dispute.

Guest: Tom Whipple, Science Editor, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Clips: 91Èȱ¬ News.

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