by René Hernández Tapia | Apr 14, 2020 | Glacier Law
I invite you to remember that glaciers in our country do not yet have a particular law to protect them, the last of the six attempts to create a protection standard, has been in the formation stage in our National Congress since July 4 2018, by the way, without...
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 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 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...