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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2024-11-19 10:38:37+00:00.

Original Title: Massive heatwave behind NZ’s hottest summer could become ‘almost annual’ by 2040s. Between 2017 and 2021, the Southern Alps lost 20% of their ice volume – the most significant decline in a five-year period since records began – with seasonal snow melting earlier and faster.