By Xinhua
Santiago : UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is to view for himself the worrying effects of global warming when he visits Antarctica this week with the Chilean environment minister.
Chilean Environment Minister Anlia Uriarte said Wednesday the secretary-general would see the scientific activity in Antarctica and evidence of the faster-than-expected melting of the world’s ice caps due to climate change.
Ban Ki-moon will also visit the Torres del Paine National Park, home to Chile’s spectacular glaciers that are being threatened by global warming during his tour Nov 9-11.
Chilean scientists have issued warnings about the accelerating melting process of the glaciers that are important sources of drinking water.
The country’s legislature is considering a law to deal with the situation.