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Glacial melt in Peru

19 September 2005
Two images of the Yanamarey glacier show a retreat in only 7 years. The glaciers in Peru have lost 22% of their area in the last 27 years according to a study made by the Peruvian Institute of National Resources.

Two images of the Yanamarey glacier show a retreat in only 7 years. The glaciers in Peru have lost 22% of their area in the last 27 years according to a study made by the Peruvian Institute of National Resources.

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Glaciers in the Peruvian Andes could disappear within a decade. Within the lifetime of local residents alive today, the effects of Global Warming have become a daily reality.

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