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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.'"

2 of 421 comments (clear)

  1. Ayn Rand was right. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Atlas Shrugged is becoming more true every day. Be careful for the looters when they come for your water, and insist you load it in the car for them

  2. Re:"Earlier than expected"? by hxnwix · · Score: 0, Troll

    Good Lord, could you possibly be a dumber piece of shit?