From Mountain Range to Valley: Glaciers as a Source of Life in Patagonia
Tens of thousands of years ago, when the planet’s climate was much colder and the seasons were nothing like those we know today, massive snowfalls blanketed the Earth’s surface. As the snow built up in increasingly dense layers, it compressed under its own weight, forcing out trapped air and slowly turning into solid ice—in other words, glaciers. Over time, gravity...
