Glaciares

"Clumsy giant dreamer, he seeks to settle and cannot." In 1946, with this sublime and melancholic vision, Primo Levi conceived the glacier as an almost mythological figure that instills fear, that creaks and roars, and that is inhabited by a sad force. The reality today is far from that image: glaciers, threatened by the climate crisis, are, however, fundamental pillars for the balance of the planet and for our existence. They play an important role in regulating the Earth's climate: by effectively reflecting solar radiation, they prevent the planet's surface from overheating. They are also the "water towers" of the plains: the supply of drinking water for two billion people and two-thirds of the world's irrigated agriculture depends on glaciers.