Iceland holds funeral for lost glacier

By Seth Borenstein
Updated August 19 2019 - 5:28am, first published 5:26am
Poetry, moments of silence and speeches about climate change farewelled Iceland's Okjokull glacier.
Poetry, moments of silence and speeches about climate change farewelled Iceland's Okjokull glacier.

Icelandic officials, activists and others have said goodbye to what once was a glacier, with poetry, moments of silence and political speeches about the urgent need to fight climate change.

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