The world's glaciers are melting faster than predicted, with potentially dire consequences, including a lack of water for downstream communities and destructive massive floods and avalanches. The United Nations has declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation. Resident Suzanne OConnell attended the first World Day for Glaciers at the UN on March 21. Suzanne is Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University. To read an article she wrote about glaciers, go to bit.ly/4izKozi.