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- Indonesia’s Papua region is losing its remaining snow on Puncak Jaya, which may disappear within years.
- Today only small snow patches remain around Puncak Jaya, possibly vanishing in one to two years.
- Glacier cover shrank from nearly 1,900 hectares in the 19th century to about 16 hectares now.
- Scientists say almost all glaciers in the range have vanished within a human lifetime.