The next generation of Bakonzo people will be profoundly impacted by the loss of glaciers. Masereka says: ‘I will tell my son it was very beautiful to have snow on the Rwenzori for our livelihood … it will be unfortunate, but I will encourage him to involve himself in conservation-related activities as an alternative to the snow, which was our resource in our time’
A channel carrying water to communities in the foothills of the Rwenzori. Glaciers act as a buffer – feeding rivers during dry seasons and regulating water flow. Their loss increases droughts, floods and even wildfires.
By 2024 the glacier on Mount Stanley has retreated. Project Pressure’s data revealed a loss in surface area of 29.5% between 2020 and 2024
Mount Stanley holds the last glacial ice in Rwenzori, but the glaciers are fragmenting. This image was taken by Klaus Thymann in 2022
Africa's last glaciers
Mount Speke topped with ice in 2012. The Rwenzori mountains are one of the world’s most remote and dramatic landscapes, thought to be the legendary Mountains of the Moon mentioned by ancient Greek geographers such as Ptolemy.
Photographs by Project Pressure
"The Venezuelan Andes have suffered an irreversible loss as the country becomes the first nation to lose all its glaciers due to accelerating climate change effects. The once majestic Humboldt Glacier, also known as Corona Glacier, has diminished to a mere snow patch, marking a critical milestone in global warming’s impact on mountain ecosystems."
Melting #glaciers caused almost 2cm of #sealevelrise this century, study reveals
Decades-long research shows world’s glaciers collectively lost 6.542tn tonnes of #ice between 2000 and 2023, causing an 18mm (0.7in) rise in global #sealevel.
Regional losses were highly variable; the Antarctic and subantarctic islands lost 2% of their volume but central Europe’s glaciers lost 39%.
36% more ice having melted between 2012 and 2023 compared with the previous decade.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/19/melting-glaciers-cause-almost-2cm-of-sea-level-rise-this-century-study-reveals
#climate
Retreating Glaciers Expose 1,500 Miles of Coastline
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/climate-glaciers-coastline-study
#HackerNews #Retreating #Glaciers #Expose #1500 #Miles #of #Coastline #climate #change #glaciers #coastline #environment #science
"#China’s glacier area has shrunk by 26% since 1960 due to rapid global warming, with 7,000 small #glaciers disappearing completely and glacial retreat intensifying in recent years, official data released in March showed.
The dramatic ice loss, from the Arctic to the Alps, from South America to the Tibetan Plateau, is expected to accelerate as #ClimateChange, caused by the burning of fossil fuels, pushes global temperatures higher."
my latest feature in #CurrentBiology issue 6: With 1.5 degrees #warming and counting, #glaciers are doomed to disappear. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-global-meltdown.html #science #ClimateCatastrophe #cryosphere #freshwater #WaterSecurity #tippingPoints #environment
Melting #glaciers threaten #food and #watersupply for 2 billion people
The UN has declared 2025 as the year of glacier preservation. Here's how to visit one safely. Double-edged sword: Visits to glaciers inspire people to protect the, but at what ecologic or environmental risk? https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250319-the-un-declared-2025-as-the-year-of-glacier-preservation-visit-one-safely #climate #climateaction #glaciers #ecology
Just like oceans and rainforests, glaciers and ice sheets are teeming with life. The glacial biome is composed mainly of microorganisms, and it is visible to the human eye only during colourful algal blooms. This microscopic ecosystem contains members of all three domains of life — archaea, bacteria and eukaryotes.
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my features published in #CurrentBiology this year, issue 6: With 1.5 degrees warming and counting, #glaciers are doomed to disappear. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-global-meltdown.html #science #ClimateCatastrophe #cryosphere #freshwater #WaterSecurity #tippingPoints #environment
Sand-sized fossils hold secrets to the history of climate change…
Between 18,000 and 11,000 years ago, the amount of #carbondioxide in the #atmosphere suddenly shot up. This caused rapid global warming, the mass melting of #glaciers, and the end of the last ice age... #climatechange #globalwarming #photosynthesis #fossils #southernocean #iceage
