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Andes' tropical glaciers 'going fast'
2013-04-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Climate: The glaciers of the tropical Andes have shrunk by between 30 and 50 percent in 30 years and many will soon disappear altogether, cutting off the summer water supply for millions of people, according to scientists studying the region's climate. Their findings are particularly significant because glaciers in the tropics 99 percent of which are in the Andes are regarded as among the most sensitive indicators of climate change on the planet, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
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