What Happens When the Glaciers Disappear? | OUR VALUES - Limit

They’ve been here for thousands of years, silent witnesses of our planet’s story. But today, the glaciers of the Alps are melting faster than ever 🧊 In this new episode of OUR VALUES, geologist and creator @Kangeon takes us to the heart of Trentino’s glaciers during the International Year of Glaciers, to understand what their retreat really means — for nature, for us, and for the future. Each glacier is a limit: between past and future, between balance and crisis. As the ice disappears, it’s not just the landscape that changes. It’s our history, our water, our way of living in the mountains. And not only there: when glaciers melt, even valleys face water shortages that affect agriculture, industries, and daily life. 💡 Main Topics - The Glacier as a Vanishing Archive — with historian Marco Gramola Each glacier holds traces of our planet’s past — air, dust, even ancient DNA. As they melt, we’re losing this frozen archive of both natural and human history, including relics from the First World War. - The Glacier as a System in Balance — with glaciologist Christian Casarotto Glaciers feed rivers, sustain agriculture and energy, and stabilize the Alps — but not only that. Their melting also affects valleys below, where water shortages threaten industries, farming, and everyday life. - The Glacier as a Space of Decision — with mountain hut keeper Denis Redolfi As the ice retreats, mountain life changes. Communities and researchers are adapting with new maps, new practices, and new ways to live sustainably in a warming world. Through science, daily choices, and a new awareness, we can decide how to face this limit — and what kind of future we want to build beyond it. Learn more about Trentino’s glaciers ➡ https://www.visittrentino.info/en/articles/projects/glaciers Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@visittrentino Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visittrentino/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/visittrentino Wondering where Trentino is? Come take a look ➡ https://www.visittrentino.info/en 🎬 Black Cut 🎙️ @kangeon