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Montevideo, November 4th 2025 - 20:08 UTC

Tag: Hektoria Glaciar

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 09:18 UTC

    Considerable shrinking of Antarctic glacier reported

    Seismic movements, possibly triggered by ice calving, created waves that reached the Hektoria glacier's fixed ice and fragmented it, the experts believe

    Experts have expressed their concern after a study revealed that the Hektoria Glacier in eastern Antarctica retreated by 50% in just two months —between November and December 2022— losing 8.2 kilometers of ice. This rate of ice loss is nearly ten times faster than previously measured for land-based glaciers, setting a new record.

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