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"Glaciar Perito Moreno was once considered a rarity: one of Patagonia’s only
stable glaciers. But scientists have found the glacier is now in sudden and
probably irreversible retreat – and this collapse is a warning for the world’s
remaining ice.
Perito Moreno is unusually accessible for such a large and spectacular glacier,
with nearly 700,000 visitors a year. Fed by abundant snowfall high up in the
Andes, the glacier descends through beech forest to end in Lago Argentino. From
here, tourists can get up close and personal on a specially constructed
observation deck to watch as icebergs break off the front of the glacier, a
process called iceberg calving. Icebergs regularly crack off the ice front and
tumble into the turquoise lake below. But now, it’s on the verge of
disappearing."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
