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13 December 2025 / NRK / Heidrun Sunde Stokke
Event

A new large mountain lake emerges at Austerdalsbreen as Jostedalsbreen melts rapidly

Luster, Vestland, Norway

Austerdalsbreen, a branch of Jostedalsbreen in Luster, retreated about 300 meters this summer, helping form a growing proglacial lake that could reach 2.5 km long and 50 m deep. Rapid glacier loss has made guiding on the glacier unsafe and is reshaping the local landscape and identity.


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