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All Snow Has Melted in Scotland for a Record 4th Year in a Row

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In a stark reminder of our changing climate, the Sphinx, a once-permanent snow patch on Braeriach in Scotland’s Cairngorms, has melted for the fourth consecutive year. This unprecedented event marks the first time in recorded history that the snow has disappeared for four years in a row. Related: Where in the World Will it Snow This Week? These are the […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | October 7, 2024
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The UK’s Longest Lasting Patch of Snow Has Melted for Only 8th Time in 300-Years

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Famous for having melted entirely just seven times in the last 300 years, Scotland’s Sphinx (as it is affectionately referred to) has now melted for an eighth time. This patch of snow resides in a corrie called Garbh Choire Mor on the third highest peak in the UK, Braeriach, in the Scottish Cairngorms. The patch of snow, known as the […]

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Britain is Totally without Snow for only the 7th Time in 300 Years

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Britain has lost its longest-lasting patch of snow for the first time in over a decade, an event which has happened only six other times in the previous 300 years. Known as the Sphinx, (or affectionately known by climbers and walkers as “Scotland’s Glacier”), the patch at Garbh Choire Mor on Braeriach is historically the longest-lasting in Scotland’s mountains and […]

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Steven Agar | October 3, 2017
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