Image: QuelccayaGlacier sentinel-2 (cropped)
Description: The Quelccaya glacier in the Andes of Peru can be seen in this image, captured on 30 November 2022 by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites. The Quelccaya glacier, which was once the world's largest tropical ice cap, has been reduced its volume by nearly 50% over the past four decades and is rapidly melting at a rate of about 5% per year as a result of climate change. The decline of the the health of the glacier has had a significant impact on the people of the nearby community, who rely on it for their water supply and livelihoods.
Title: QuelccayaGlacier sentinel-2 (cropped)
Credit: https://www.copernicus.eu/en/media/image-day-gallery/decline-quelccaya-glacier-peru
Author: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery
License: Attribution
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