Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Andean glaciers probably at their smallest size for 130,000 years. |
| Authors: |
Le Page, Michael (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
New Scientist. 8/10/2024, Vol. 263 Issue 3503, p12-12. 2/3p. 1 Color Photograph. |
| Subjects: |
INTERGLACIALS, BERYLLIUM isotopes, GLACIATION, COSMIC rays, WATER supply, ALPINE glaciers |
| Abstract: |
Glaciers in the Andes mountain range in South America have reached their smallest size in at least 130,000 years, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. The study analyzed rock samples from four tropical glaciers in the Andes and found that the levels of isotopes were so low that they were almost undetectable. This indicates that the glaciers have not retreated as far as they have today in the past 11,700 years. The shrinking glaciers are impacting farming, drinking water supplies, and hydropower in the region, and climate models predict that mountain glaciers will lose over 90% of their ice by the end of the century. [Extracted from the article] |
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