Hundreds of explosives from WWI found due to melting glaciers in Italy
Italian artillery shells and French mortar shells from World War I were recently discovered and neutralized by the military. The 250 explosives included 18 Italian 75mm artillery shells and 37 Thevetot mortar shells, remnants of the White War fought between the Austro-Hungarian army and Italian troops from 1915 to 1918. These munitions were preserved in ice, with some having already exploded while many remained intact. This discovery is part of a trend where glacier melting, accelerated by climate change, reveals artifacts from the White War, including weapons, sleds, letters, and even dozens of bodies over the past fifteen years.