Andean glaciers have shrunk more than ever before in the entire Holocene

Rahmstorf, Stefan

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Andean glaciers have shrunk more than ever before in the entire Holocene

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Rahmstorf, Stefan
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

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Rahmstorf, S. (2025): Andean glaciers have shrunk more than ever before in the entire Holocene, RealClimate - Climate Science from Climate Scientists.

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Glaciers are important indicators of climate change. A recent study published in the leading journal Science shows that glaciers in the tropical Andes have now retreated further than at any other time in the entire Holocene – which covers the whole history of human civilisation since the invention of agriculture. These findings are likely to resonate beyond the scientific community, as they strongly support the lawsuit filed by a Peruvian farmer against the energy company RWE, which has returned to court this week.