Peru’s glacier vanishing, scientists warn
sduford on Feb 19 2007 at 9:55 pm | Filed under: Environment, Global Warming, Scientists
The world’s largest tropical glacier is in danger of disappearing within five years, according to international researchers meeting this week in San Francisco.
Ohio State glaciologist Lonnie Thompson and a team of scientists said they have found evidence the Qori Kalis glacier of the Quelccaya ice cap in the Peruvian Andes could lose half its mass in 12 months and could be gone five years from now.