Sections of the Perito Moreno Glacier, also known as the “White Giant,” collapsed earlier this week. The glacier is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Argentina.
Evidence of glaciers melting and breaking are often cited as evidence of global warming, but the Perito Moreno Glacier bucks the trend. Unlike other glaciers in Argentina and around the world, it had been growing for years.
What is happening … is not well understood.
, glaciologist
