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The retreat of the Perito Moreno glacier is already visible from space and scientists warn of global warming
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The retreat of the Perito Moreno glacier is already visible from space and scientists warn of global warming

The Perito Moreno Glacier, located in Argentina's Los Glaciares National Park, has begun to show a visible retreat observable from space, according to satellite images captured by the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 satellite and scientific research published in 2026. The glacier, once considered stable and an exception among Patagonian glaciers, has experienced a gradual retreat since 2016, with more pronounced changes observed after 2020. Studies indicate that the glacier lost nearly 3 square kilometers of surface area between 1997 and 2023, attributed to rising temperatures linked to global warming. Researchers from Chile’s University of Concepción and India’s Birla Institute of Technology have analyzed satellite imagery from the Landsat program to track the glacier’s evolution, noting a shift from equilibrium to sustained recession.

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The retreat of the Perito Moreno glacier is already visible from space and scientists warn of global warming

The Perito Moreno Glacier, located in Argentina's Los Glaciares National Park, has begun to show a visible retreat observable from space, according to satellite images captured by the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 satellite and scientific research published in 2026. The glacier, once considered stable and an exception among Patagonian glaciers, has experienced a gradual retreat since 2016, with more pronounced changes observed after 2020. Studies indicate that the glacier lost nearly 3 square kilometers of surface area between 1997 and 2023, attributed to rising temperatures linked to global warming. Researchers from Chile’s University of Concepción and India’s Birla Institute of Technology have analyzed satellite imagery from the Landsat program to track the glacier’s evolution, noting a shift from equilibrium to sustained recession.

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