Venezuela is the first country in modern history to lose all of its glaciers after climate scientists declared it is too small to be a true glacier.

Venezuela may be the first nation in modern history to lose all its glaciers after climate scientists downgraded its last one to an ice field. The International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI), a scientific advocacy organisation,

Venezuela , Loses Its Last Glacier , Amid Rising Global Temperatures. BBC reports that scientists have warned that Venezuela may be the first country to have lost all of its

Venezuela has lost its last glacier, making it the first nation in modern history to hold this unenviable record. At least five other glaciers have disappeared in the South American country within the last century as climate change drives up temperatures in the Andes.

At one point, Venezuela claimed six glaciers, all located in the Sierra Nevada de Merida mountain range. By 2011, five of those glaciers had vanished, leaving just the Humboldt glacier, aka La Corona.