UNAM: Mexico’s last remaining glaciers likely to disappear within 5 years

Nepal and the Himalayas, the agony of glaciers on the roof of the world

Melting Himalayan glaciers increase the risk of catastrophic flooding and reduce fresh water resources for nearly two billion people.

The liquid water of the glaciers can come from two sources: from melting snow or ice or directly from rain. The internal hydrological system of a glacier is complex, varying from percolation sites (slow passage of fluids through porous materials) to systems of tunnels, cracks and caves. A glacier is a thick mass of ice that originates on the earth surface by accumulation, compaction and recrystallization of the snow, showing evidence of flow in …

UNAM: Mexico’s last remaining glaciers likely to disappear within 5 years

Mexico’s last surviving glaciers on Pico de Orizaba and Iztaccíhuatl are on the brink of disappearing within five years, according to UNAM.

Glacier Melt Puts Unique Microbial Ecosystems Under Threat

A pioneering study has revealed how climate change is impacting glacier-fed streams and the essential microbiomes they contain – which could change radically by the end of this century.