January/February: International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation
The International Year of Glaciers 2025, spearheaded by WMO and UNESCO at the WMO headquarters in Geneva, officially commenced on January 21. …
November/December: Gliederferner Glacier
The Hochfeiler (Gran Pilastro, 3,509 m asl) is the highest peak in the Zillertaler Alps, a mountain range in the Eastern Alps. …
October: Trift Glacier
The Trift Glacier (Triftgletscher) covers the north-western flank of the 4,000er Weissmies (4,017 m asl, Canton of Valais). In September 2017, the …
September: Los Illinizas
Illiniza is a glacier-covered stratovolcano located 55 km southwest of Quito, Ecuador. It has two peaks 1.8 km apart, Illiniza Sur (5,248 …
August: Mount Rainier Glaciers
Mount Rainier, a volcano in the US State of Washington, is the highest peak in the Cascade Range at 4,392 m and …
July: Chimborazo Glacier
The Chimborazo National Park – Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo in Spanish – is a nature reserve that was established in …
June: Humboldt Glacier
The Humboldt Glacier (Pico Humboldt, 4,942 m asl) in the Sierra Nevada National Park was the last of Venezuela’s glaciers. It was …
May: Hintereisferner Glacier
The Weißkugel/Palla Bianca, 3,738 m asl, is located at the border between South Tyrol and North Tyrol and therefore between Italy and …
April: Adamello Glacier
With a surface area of 17 km2 and an estimated volume of 2 km3, the Adamello Glacier, located on the border of …
March: Rhône Glacier
The Rhône Glacier, which extends from 2197 to 3600 m a.s.l., is located in the Valais, a canton in southern Switzerland, near the Italian …