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Venezuela’s Last Glacier, Humboldt, Has Melted Away


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. Venezuela's Humboldt Glacier has completely disappeared, marking a significant environmental change as it was the last glacier in a country histor

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