This 3D model captures a rare tropical glacier before it’s gone

In centimeter-level detail, a new 3D visualization shows a glacier that’s quickly disappearing in Indonesia.

When Klaus Thymann flew nearly 15,000 feet up into Indonesia’s remote highlands last November, he was racing to document ice that few people realize exists. Near the summit of Puncak Jaya, the country’s highest mountain, some of the world’s last tropical glaciers are rapidly disappearing.


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