Indonesia's 'Eternity Glaciers' Set to Vanish by End of Decade

Environmental scientists reported in May 2026 that Oceania's last tropical glaciers, located on Indonesia's Puncak Jaya mountain, have lost 95 percent of their area since 2002. Also known as the eternity glaciers, these rare equatorial ice sheets are being rapidly destroyed by fossil fuel pollution and powerful El Nino patterns. Researchers project their complete disappearance by the end of the decade, highlighting irreversible anthropogenic climate change impacts.