Threatened by climate change, glaciers now under attack from ice thieves

Criminal gangs are becoming a threat to the world's glaciers, which are already receding as a result of climate change, the United Nations said today, citing a case in Chile where police are investigating the theft of some 5,000 kilograms of millennia-old ice from the Jorge Montt glacier.

Author:

Organizer:

Location:

Language:

Country:

Keywords: CLIMATE CHANGE, GLACIERS

Geographic Keywords:

Related Topics: Chile, Climate Change

Link: