by Francisca Albiña | Apr 9, 2020 | Science
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the earth coexisted with various already extinct animals, flora, microorganisms, bacteria and viruses in an environment that is probably very different from the one we inhabit today, and of which we know little. Our planet is an...
by Francisco Martínez Vidal | Apr 2, 2020 | Places
On the Big Island of Tierra del Fuego, there is a Fjord located at latitude 54 ° 43´South and Longitude 70.43 West, the name as well as the protection area is “De Agostini”. The discovery of the fjord is attributed to Salesian Father in 1913 and it is named Fjord...
by Alfredo Soto Ortega | Mar 30, 2020 | Science
Despite the impressive and imposing appearance of Patagonian Glaciers today, we must clarify that they are only small segments of the last glaciation. Still, despite their decline, they are of remarkable importance, occupying ten percent of the emerging lands and...
by Francisca Albiña | Mar 26, 2020 | Notes
The renowned Alps are a mountain range located in central Europe. Mont Blanc is its highest peak at 4810 meters of altitude. Spread over the entire Alpine mountain range, more than 5000 glaciers can be counted, which are currently remains of the great quaternary...
by René Hernández Tapia | Mar 24, 2020 | Glacier Law
CURRENT STATE OF GLACIER PROTECTION LAW Since 2006 there have been initiatives for the creation of a Glacier Protection Law, which have failed mainly due to the lack of support from the presidents who have governed since then. Despite this, on July 4, 2018, Senators...
by Equipo Glaciar | Mar 17, 2020 | News
Today these photographs of a large rockfall occurred in the vicinity of the Mesón Alto glacier, near Embalse El Yeso, the main source of water in the Metropolitan region, have been circulating in various media. At the moment, we do not know if this rockfall occured...
by Marcos Gómez Cole | Mar 16, 2020 | Photo Gallery
Our collaborator Marcos Cole shares these wonderful macro photographs that he obtained after four months doing work on the famous Exploradores Glacier, located in Campos de Hielo Patagónico Norte, Aysén Region. He then explains what the interesting phenomenon consists...
by Francisca Albiña | Mar 13, 2020 | News
In July of last year, the mining company began processing the project to extend the useful life of Los Bronces, which considers an investment of some US $ 3 billion. The Environmental Evaluation Service (SEA), on March 6, issued a resolution to extend the evaluation...
