by Alfredo Soto Ortega | Mar 30, 2020 | Science
Despite the impressive and imposing appearance of Patagonian Glaciers today, we must clarify that they are only small segments of the last glaciation. Still, despite their decline, they are of remarkable importance, occupying ten percent of the emerging lands and...
by Francisca Albiña | Mar 26, 2020 | Notes
The renowned Alps are a mountain range located in central Europe. Mont Blanc is its highest peak at 4810 meters of altitude. Spread over the entire Alpine mountain range, more than 5000 glaciers can be counted, which are currently remains of the great quaternary...
by René Hernández Tapia | Mar 24, 2020 | Glacier Law
CURRENT STATE OF GLACIER PROTECTION LAW Since 2006 there have been initiatives for the creation of a Glacier Protection Law, which have failed mainly due to the lack of support from the presidents who have governed since then. Despite this, on July 4, 2018, Senators...
by Equipo Glaciar | Mar 17, 2020 | News
Today these photographs of a large rockfall occurred in the vicinity of the Mesón Alto glacier, near Embalse El Yeso, the main source of water in the Metropolitan region, have been circulating in various media. At the moment, we do not know if this rockfall occured...
by Marcos Gómez Cole | Mar 16, 2020 | Photo Gallery
Our collaborator Marcos Cole shares these wonderful macro photographs that he obtained after four months doing work on the famous Exploradores Glacier, located in Campos de Hielo Patagónico Norte, Aysén Region. He then explains what the interesting phenomenon consists...