The Fall of New Zealand’s Glaciers

A visual of glacial retreat in New Zealand’s most well-known glaciers between 1978 and 2019.

Some maps I make are definitely more sobering to create than others, and this is one of them – we are on track for a warming world where glaciers will be merely a ghost of their former selves.

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About this map

Created as part of the 30 Day Map Challenge in November 2022.

DataGlobal Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS), LINZ (CC-BY-4.0)

Location

South Island

New Zealand