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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Okjokull
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Sesami
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Milami
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Sumatra
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Detailed explanation-1: -“Ok (Okjokull) is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier.
Detailed explanation-2: -The demise of Okjökull, the first Icelandic glacier lost to climate change, will be memorialized with a plaque by researchers from Rice University in Houston.
Detailed explanation-3: -Glaciers cover over 10 percent of Iceland’s surface. But that can change very soon. Studies show that between the years 2000 and 2019, Iceland lost around 750 square kilometers (290 square miles) or seven percent of the glacier surface. This is an area four times bigger than a district of Columbia!
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Iceland. It became the first Icelandic glacier lost due to climate change.
Detailed explanation-5: -The East Antarctic glaciers are more sensitive to climate change than previously thought, according to a new study, and could retreat dangerously as global temperatures increase.