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Klaus Thymann (Project Pressure), Francine Hematang (Papua University), David Ibel (Friedrich-Alexander-University)
Puncak Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia
May 27, 2026
Verified: May 27, 2026
"Indonesia's Puncak Jaya glaciers have lost 95-97% of their ice mass since 2002. Researchers project the remaining glaciers will disappear by the end of the decade. Climate change and El Niño patterns are accelerating the melting process."
Author: Elizabeth Kolbert
This Pulitzer Prize-winning book provides a profound look at how human-driven climate change is fundamentally altering the Earth's ecosystems, offering the necessary scientific and historical context to understand why tropical glaciers are disappearing.
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