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retreat of glaciers since 1850

Shortening of glaciers by melting of their ice in warmer locations
Event occurrence Q903816
retreat of glaciers since 1850
Myrna H. P. Hall and Daniel B. Fagre, 2003 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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retreat of glaciers since 1850

Summary

retreat of glaciers since 1850 is an occurrence[1]. It draws 2,691 Wikipedia views per month (occurrence category, ranking #168 of 1,403).[2]

Key Facts

  • retreat of glaciers since 1850's instance of is recorded as occurrence[3].
  • retreat of glaciers since 1850's Commons category is recorded as Retreat of glaciers[4].
  • retreat of glaciers since 1850's has cause is recorded as global warming[5].
  • retreat of glaciers since 1850's facet of is recorded as glacier[6].
  • retreat of glaciers since 1850's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[7].

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Context

retreat of glaciers since 1850's instance of is recorded as occurrence[3].

Why It Matters

retreat of glaciers since 1850 draws 2,691 Wikipedia views per month (occurrence category, ranking #168 of 1,403).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has cause → global warming
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Climate change
    Instance of → occurrence
    Facet of → glacier
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q1754697]]"
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