Geleiras do Pamir registram perda massiva de gelo em 2025

As geleiras nas montanhas do Pamir, na Ásia Central, perderam uma quantidade recorde de gelo no ano passado após décadas de estabilidade. Pesquisadores associam o degelo repentino ao calor extremo prolongado em toda a região.

A geleira Kangxiwa, na Região Autônoma Uigur de Xinjiang, na China, perdeu gelo equivalente a 1,5 metro de água em toda a sua superfície em 2025. Esse montante é mais de quatro vezes a perda média anual registrada entre 2011 e 2024. A geleira, de três quilômetros de extensão, situa-se a 5.350 metros acima do nível do mar na cordilheira oriental do Pamir.

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