Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Honolulu. 1  Sunrise: 06:09AM. 2  Sunset: 06:52PM. 3  Day length: 12h 43m.  Solar noon: 12: 1 31PM. The current local time in Honolulu is 31 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.
The glaciers of the Andes Mountains have retreated at an unprecedented rate in the past three decades, with more ice lost than at any other time in the last 400 years.
The Andes is a mountain chain which extends along the western edge of the South American plate. The most prominent features that define this orogen are the subducting Nazca plate and its associated trench, the present day active volcanic arc and the fold-and-thrust belt in the foreland.he Andes is a mountain chain which extends along the western edge of the South American plate. The most prominent features that define this orogen are the subducting Nazca plate and its associated trench, the present day active volcanic arc and the fold-and-thrust belt in the foreland.