After holding steady for decades, the beloved Perito Moreno has thinned considerably since 2019, scientists said.

New research reveals that an iconic Argentine glacier is undergoing its most significant retreat in a century.

The glacier, measuring about 18.6 miles long, has retreated nearly half a mile in some areas over the past few years and ...

The Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina—often described as one of the most stable glaciers in Patagonia—is retreating far more ...

An iconic Argentinian glacier, long thought one of the few on Earth to be relatively stable, is now undergoing its “most ...

Glaciar Perito Moreno was once considered a rarity: one of Patagonia’s only stable glaciers. But scientists have found the ...

The Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina — often described as one of the most stable glaciers in Patagonia — is retreating far more rapidly than previously thought, according to a paper ...

PERITO MORENO GLACIER, Argentina — The deep cracking sound bursting from within the ice signals the dramatic fall about to happen. Seconds later, a block of ice some 70 meters (230 ft) tall ...

Tourists walk on Perito Moreno Glacier at Los Glaciares National Park, near El Calafate, Argentina, Nov. 2, 2021. Credit: AP/Natacha Pisarenko By The Associated PressMarch 21, 2025 ...

EL CALAFATE, Argentina (AP) — A creak, a thunderous roar, and then the plunge: Argentina’s Perito Moreno Glacier calves several times a day, as hundreds of visitors strain to see which side it ...