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Altitude Limit of the glacier on Nevado del Tolima, over time
Altitude Limit of the glacier on Nevado del Tolima, over time
During the Little Ice Age, the Nevado del Tolima increased in area, but has since been shrinking. One of the ways this can be measured is through the altitude at which we find the limit of the glacier... and it has only continued to receed upward since the end of the Little Ice Age. Given the current state of things and the current rate of change, how much longer will we be able to call the Nevado del Tolima a nevado?
After the Little Ice Age (siglo XX), 4590 m.s.n.m.
1960 AD, 4800 m.s.n.m.
1990 AD, 4860 m.s.n.m.
2020 AD, 5010 m.s.n.m.
[190 meters below the summit]
If low tree growth, few sunspots and many volcanic particles mean cooler climate, when do you hypothesize that Earth's climate would be coolest based on the information in the summary chart?
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