As per the latest development, Venezuela has reached a grim milestone in the battle against climate change: the vanishing of its last glacier, making it the first nation to witness the complete melting of all its ice formations. Back in 1910, Venezuela served as home to six glaciers covering an impressive 1,000 square kilometers. Today, these have dwindled to mere remnants of ice that no longer meet the criteria for glacier classification.
By 2011, five of Venezuela’s glaciers had vanished, leaving only the Humboldt glacier, also known as La Corona, struggling for survival in the Sierra Nevada National Park. Yet, even this frozen landmark has diminished so drastically that it’s been redefined as an ice field.
“In Venezuela, glaciers no longer exist,” stated Professor Julio Cesar Centeno from the University of the Andes (ULA). He further lamented that what remains is merely 0.4 percent of its original size.
During its peak, La Corona sprawled over 4.5 square kilometers (1.7 square…
