Adios, Ice: Mexico's Last Glaciers Face 5-Year Extinction Clock
Mexico's last 3 glaciers face extinction within 5 years due to accelerated local warming and volcanic activity. Disappearance threatens vital water supplies for climate, agriculture and people. Urgent adaptation and improved water management are crucial.
Okay, buckle up, buttercups, because Mexico's ice is having a worse time than a snowman in a sauna. According to the experts at UNAM (that's the big National University down there), the country's last three glaciers are basically packing their icy bags and could be gone within the next five years. Consider this your slightly frantic, slightly funny eulogy for some very chilly landmarks.
We're talking about the icy crowns atop three majestic volcanoes: Citlaltépetl (you might know it as Pico de Orizaba), Iztaccíhuatl, and the ever-dramatic Popocatépetl. Hugo Delgado Granados, a geophysics brainiac at UNAM, dropped the bombshell at a recent university roundtable cleverly titled "Glaciers, Climate Change, and Local Management of Water Flows" – because subtlety is overrated when your giant ice cubes are disappearing.
