Italy’s Ventina Glacier Melts Beyond Traditional Monitoring—A Stark Warning for America’s Climate Vigilance

After more than a century of steady observation, Italy's Ventina glacier in Lombardy has finally reached a tipping point: the relentless march of global warming has rendered its terrain too unstable for traditional scientific monitoring. Stakes once used to measure glacial retreat now lie buried beneath debris from rockslides triggered by melting permafrost, forcing geologists to rely exclusively on drones and remote sensing technology. Is This Just Europe’s Problem or America's Wake-Up Call? The Ventina glacier has shrunk by an astonishing 1.7 kilometers since measurements began in 1895. What's even more alarming is the pace of recent decline—431 meters lost...