The United Nations (UN) has officially declared 2025 as the "International Year of Glacier Conservation". Additionally, they proclaimed March 21 of each year as World Glacier Day from now on.
The aim is to raise awareness about the fundamental role...
In 1850, **the Pyrenees housed 52 glaciers;** by 2020, that number had decreased to 19, and currently **only 14 active glaciers survive**. In a few years, five of these glaciers ceased to be considered as such, (https://noticiasambientales.com/ciencia/glaciares-en-retroceso-a-nivel-global-una-crisis-alarmante/). The rest...
The United Kingdom's Polar Observation and Modeling Center (CPOM) confirmed alarming data about the melting in Greenland. They reported the first measurements of the thickness change of the ice sheet in the country.
Scientists used data from the CryoSat satellites...
This weekend, large icebergs were sighted near the Perito Moreno Glacier, preventing the classic tourist navigation in the area.
These are ice block detachments from the north wall of the glacier that have been obstructing the passage of the fleet...
A recent study analyzed a phenomenon that, at first, sounds strange. Can **(https://noticiasambientales.com/ciencia/glaciares-en-retroceso-a-nivel-global-una-crisis-alarmante/)** prevent volcanic eruptions? The connection between both is a phenomenon that is strongly attracting the interest of scientists.
According to a recent study published in **Communications Earth...
Glaciers are essential not only for their visual appeal, but also as key water resources that affect water availability and the stability of numerous ecosystems. A new study by ETH Zurich and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, published in The Cryosphere,...
Among glaciers, lakes and mountains with eternal snow, venturing to discover Argentine Patagonia is a real challenge for tourists. It is a unique region in the world, internationally renowned by travelers and documentarians.
Even up to the Chilean Cape Horn...
A vital glacier in western Antarctica seems to be smoking according to satellite views from NASA earlier this month.
The so-called “sea smoke” is actually not smoke but fog, and it appears as fluffy white swirls over the dark water...
