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Venezuela Loses Its Last Glacier Amid Rising Global Temperatures

Venezuela , Loses Its Last Glacier , Amid Rising Global Temperatures. BBC reports that scientists have warned that Venezuela may be the first country to have lost all of its glaciers after the nation's last glacier was downgraded to an ice field. According to the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI), Venezuela's last remaining glacier has now become "too small to be classed as a glacier.". In the last 100 years, Venezuela has lost at least six other glaciers. As a result of global average temperatures rising, ice loss is increasing globally, which in turn is raising sea levels. There has not been much ice cover on the last Venezuelan glacier since the 2000s. Now it's not being added to, so it has been reclassified as an ice field, Dr Caroline Clason, a glaciologist at Durham University, via BBC. According to researchers at the University of Los Andes in Colombia, Venezuela's last glacier has already shrunk from 450 hectares to under two. BBC points out that while there is no global standard for the minimum size that qualifies a body of ice as a glacier, the United States Geological Survey says 10 hectares is a commonly accepted minimum. . The Venezuelan government's plan to cover the remaining ice with a thermal blanket to stem the thawing process was met with criticism from local climate scientists. However, Professor Mark Maslin, a professor of earth system sciences at University College London, cautioned that mountain glacier loss was "not directly reversible.". Once a glacier’s gone, the sunlight heats the ground, makes it much warmer and makes it much less likely to actually build ice up over the summer, Professor Mark Maslin, a professor of earth system sciences at University College London, via BBC

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Global Deforestation Increased 3.2% in 2023 Despite Tropical Forest Loss Decreasing

Global Deforestation Increased, 3.2% in 2023 Despite , Tropical Forest Loss Decreasing . Fox News reports that the global loss of primary forests in the world's tropics declined slightly in 2023 compared to the year before. According to Global Forest Watch researchers, the world lost about 14,000 square miles of tropical primary forest, sometimes referred to as old-growth forests, in 2023. Global Forest Watch (GFW) director Mikaela Weisse warns that declining losses in Colombia and Brazil were mostly offset by increased losses in other places. The world took two steps forward, two steps back, Mikaela Weisse, Global Forest Watch (GFW) director, via Fox News. Fox News reports that scientists consider tropical primary forests to be treasure troves of biodiversity, with the Amazon rainforest home to an estimated 10% of Earth's known species. According to Weisse, tropical primary forest losses in 2023 caused greenhouse gas emissions equal to half of the United States' annual fossil fuel emissions. According to Weisse, tropical primary forest losses in 2023 caused greenhouse gas emissions equal to half of the United States' annual fossil fuel emissions. The GFW found that Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Bolivia topped the list of tropical nations with the most primary forest losses. . Despite remaining on top of the list, forest loss in Brazil fell 36% as a result of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's aggressive conservation policies. . At the same time, Colombia experienced a 49% decline in forest loss amid President Gustavo Petro's environmental preservation efforts. Overall, beyond just tropical primary forest loss, , global deforestation , rose 3.2% in 2023. We are far off track and trending in the wrong direction when it comes to reducing global deforestation, Rod Taylor, World Resources Institute forests director, via Fox News

Shakira Voices Mixed Feelings About 'Barbie,' Says She and Her Sons Found it "Emasculating" | THR News Video

Shakira says that she and her sons found the 'Barbie' movie "emasculating." The Colombian pop star opened up about finding empowerment after being brought down by heartbreak in a new Allure profile and cover story. When asked her thoughts on Greta Gerwig's blockbuster film, Shakira told Allure, "My sons absolutely hated it. They felt that it was emasculating. And I agree, to a certain extent."

Uber-rich Latinos transforming Madrid into the new Miami

Dozens of families from Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela have chosen Madrid as a residential and investment destination, transforming the real estate, cultural and leisure fabric of the Spanish capital.