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Por / By E.R.L.
Glaciers in Latin America:
how climate change
affects the region
According to UNESCO, 58 billion tons of ice are lost each year. This means an increase in the level of the seas and oceans, and the loss, without turning back, of clean and drinkable water, something precious and scarce in today's world. These are very rapid changes for nature to adapt to. In a November 2022 report, UNESCO predicted that by 2050 a third of the glaciers found in World Heritage sites will melt. This is the UNESCO report on some glaciers in Latin America.
Argentina:
In the Los Alerces National Park since the year 2000, the glaciers have lost half their mass.
Chile:
In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the United Nations, identified Chile as a critical zone.
The availability of water and hydroelectric generation will be seriously reduced due to the degradation and retreat of glaciers.
Colombia:
The Santa Isabel Volcano Nevado has been reduced by 77% since 2010. In a decade it will be almost extinct. Because of the speed of melting, it is known as the climate change path.
Ecuador:
54% of its glaciers have melted since 1980.
Peru:
70% of the world's glaciers are found in this country. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) the country has already lost 50% of the glacier surface it used to have.
Venezuela:
At Humboldt Peak, located in the Sierra Nevada de Mérida, in 1910 the glacier covered 337 hectares and currently only extends one hectare,