The quick retreat of the Santa Rosa glacier, Peru

Several mountain glaciers now disappear at a frightening rate as in the Santa Rosa glacier of Peru. A warmer climate often leads to increased precipitation. Much of the increased precipitation comes as rain instead of snow, mostly in the winter and to a lesser extent during the autumn and the spring. The winter rains fall…

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    GRID-Arendal
  • Year:
    01/05/2005

The quick retreat of the Santa Rosa glacier, Peru

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