Glaciers — no frozen relics but the pulse of earth’s water system
An old man stands by the river, staring at the water that has nurtured his village for generations. He remembers when the stream was full, a roaring silver ribbon cutting through the valley. It was more than water; it was life, sustaining his ancestors, their crops, their livestock. But now, the river is thinner, quieter — almost as if it, too, knows that time is running out. This is not just his story. It is the story of millions, from the Himalayas to the Andes, the Alps to the Rockies. It is the story of our world’s glaciers, melting faster than ever, sending a warning we can no longer ignore.In 2023, glaciers experienced their greatest water loss in over 50 years, marking the second consecutive year in which all glaciated regions worldwide reported ice loss. Switzerland, for instance, ...