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Climate change melting glaciers in the Andes
2013-01-22 18:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Glaciers are melting faster than ever in the tropical Andes, warns a new study published in The Cryosphere, which puts the blame for vanishing glaciers squarely on climate change. The study - the most comprehensive to date - found that since the 1970s glacier melt in the region has been speeding up, threatening freshwater supplies in Peru and Bolivia. "The ongoing recession of Andean glaciers will become increasingly problematic for regions depending on water resources supplied by glacierised...
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