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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. Re:"Earlier than expected"? by artor3 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Your life expectancy is probably around 80 years. If you get shot tomorrow, it's not the statisticians who are to blame.