Melting glaciers in Dolomites reveal cache of first world war munitions

October 27, 2026 · 7:00 am 1 sources

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• Melting glaciers in Dolomites reveal cache of first world war munitions
  The Guardian · October 27, 2026 07:00
  Italian army removes and defuses 250 explosives encased in ice for more than 100 years after hikers’ sightings A significant cache of unexploded bombs from the first world war emerged this summer from rapidly retreating glaciers in the Dolomites, the Italian army has said. The devices, which…