The effects of climate change on this glacier and others in the region have been part of the investigation by Higher University of San Andrés professor Edson Ramírez, who concludes a direct connection between global warming and the disappearance of the glacier. 
Athari ya mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa kwa barafu iliyoko kwenye mlima huu na mingine iliyo katika eneo hili zimekuwa zikichunguzwa na Profesa wa Chuo Kikuu cha San Andrés, Edson Ramírez, ambaye anahitimisha kwa kusema kwamba kuna uhusiano wa moja kwa moja kati ya kuongezeka kwa kiwango cha joto na kutokweka kwa theluji au barafu hiyo.