In a study conducted by the University of Wisconsin’s Proglacial Lab, Dr. Shaun Marcott’s team has discovered that tropical glaciers in the Andes Mountains are now smaller than they have been at any ...
Climate change in current times has created problems for humans such as wildfires and reduced growing seasons for staple crops, spilling over into economic effects. Many researchers predict, and have ...
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How the Andes Foothills Feed Half of South America's River Systems
The Andes mountains and their extensive foothills form one of the planet's most crucial water distribution networks, ...
As temperatures climb, so does violence. At least that's the conclusion reached by researchers looking at how ancient cultures in the south central Andes responded to climate change about 1,000 years ...
When we consider the nexus of violence and climate change, we tend to think in terms of resource failures from drought and heat. It seems simple: A lack of food and water leads to bloodshed. But a new ...
When we hear the word glacier, we most often think of the Arctic, Antarctic and countries in the Northern Hemisphere where glaciers are commonly seen. We are also aware that the climate crisis is ...
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From the Alps to the Andes: How climate change in mountain regions is putting billions at risk
Scientists warn accelerating climate change in mountain regions is increasing the risk of "devastating" floods and hazardous ...
Researchers highlight the roles of carbon dioxide and ocean currents as key drivers of temperature fluctuations in the tropical Andes over a 16,000 year period. A new study that explores ancient ...
Climate change is projected to have a strongly negative effect on water supplies in the arid mountains of South America, significantly impacting millions of people. As one of the poorest countries in ...
Beneath the saline lakes high in the Andes Mountains in Chile, Argentina and Bolivia lies the world’s largest trove of lithium, a metal used in batteries for electric vehicles and to store power ...
* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. The Páramos: Climate change threatens a fragile ecosystem in the Andes from IRI on Vimeo. In the ...
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