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Melting Glaciers Cutting Peru Water Supply

Posted by Soulskill on from the just-buy-some-new-glaciers dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In a story that may repeat itself in all mountainous areas dependent on glaciers for their water supply, the glaciers in Peru's Cordillera Blanca mountain range are melting so quickly (PDF) that the water they supply to the arid region is being threatened 20-30 years earlier than expected. Of the time needed for the region to adapt to the coming water shortages, previously thought to be decades, researchers now believe, 'those years don't exist.'"

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  1. Why not cite Glenn Beck while you're at it? by Uberbah · · Score: 3, Funny

    Beck even has a chalkboard....I don't see Watts with a chalkboard.