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Humboldt Glacier’s Demise

Venezuela is the first postglacial nation in the Andes, as its last substantial patch of ice is now considered too small to flow under its own weight.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Image interpretation and science review by Christopher Shuman, NASA/UMBC. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published June 7, 2024
Data acquired April 28, 2015 - May 14, 2024

Sources:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Landsat 9 > OLI-2