A hardy team of scientists is determined to record what happens as Venezuela's last glacier vanishes, even as their country falls apart. WhatCanBeSaved EarthDay
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While most of the planet’s ice is stored in the polar regions, there are also glaciers in some mountainous regions of the tropics — primarily in South America. Each day, they then had to climb an additional three hours to reach the glacier, at times donning helmets and holding tight to ropes to maneuver up steep boulders. Some of the scientists had waterproofed their worn-out old boots using melted candle wax.
“Every week, someone asks me why I haven’t left,” says Alejandra Melfo, a team member who is a physicist at the University of the Andes.“Climate change is real and has to be documented,” she says. “We have to be there.”
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