Jonah Becker

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Latest piece25 October 2026, 11:02

International team measures how fast the Cerro Blanco glacier is shrinking

Scientists from five countries spent three weeks on the ice in the Andes, using radar and drones to measure its thickness, and found it has lost a fifth of its area in 20 years.

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