The content discusses the alarming decline of glaciers in the Andes Mountain range, which are home to 4.5% of the world's glaciers and almost all of the planet's tropical glaciers. The Humboldt (or La Corona) Glacier in Venezuela's Sierra Nevada de Mérida mountains, once the site of international skiing competitions, has now been reclassified as an ice field by the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI) because it is "too small to be classed as a glacier."
Venezuela has become the first country in the tropical Andes to be officially glacier-free, a milestone that is expected to be replicated in other parts of the world. Slovenia in Europe has also joined this undesirable club, with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projecting a 18–36% loss of global glacial mass across the 21st century, largely due to global warming.
The low altitude and latitude of the Andean glaciers have made them particularly vulnerable to climatic extremes and rising temperatures, leading to their rapid and irreversible disappearance. This loss of glaciers has significant implications for water resources, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of communities that depend on these natural wonders.
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by Ricky Lanuss... klo medium.com 08-17-2024
https://medium.com/the-environment/witnessing-the-inevitable-death-of-the-andean-tropical-glaciers-c447126c4045Syvällisempiä Kysymyksiä