22/02/2022 18:43 (UTC)

Climate crisis melts pristine glaciers of Chilean Patagonia

Aysén (Chile), Feb 22 (EFE)(Camera: Alberto Valdés) - The inexorable advance of global warming has reached one of the most pristine areas of the planet: Chilean Patagonia, whose glaciers are struggling against melting ice.

In the remote region of Aysén, 2,000 kilometers south of the capital, Manuel Berrocal has been guiding tourists for 15 years around the Exploradores glacier on Mount San Valentín, the highest in Patagonia.

Years ago, the immense mass of ice could be seen within half an hour of entering Laguna San Rafael National Park. Today, it takes three hours of walking through moraines to see the clean ice.

FOOTAGE OF GLACIER IN CHILE

Metadata

Date: 22/02/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Environmental issue
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 209 seconds
Reference: 7001145206
Relevance: Normal