Melting Andean glaciers put water supply of 90 million people at risk, scientists warn

uploaders comment:The world's glaciers are shrinking rapidly, even on the World Day of Glaciers. On March 21, 2025, the United Nations (UN) launched this day of commemoration, because the alarm bells roar loudly in the ears of glaciologists. In their special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate (SROCC), it is predicted that by the end of this century about one third of the world's glaciers will disappear (https://t1p.de/ycash…

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Melting Andean glaciers put water supply of 90 million people at risk, scientists warn

The glaciers high in the Andes Mountains are melting fast—and scientists say this threatens the water supply of over 90 million people in South America. At the first-ever World Day for Glaciers, hosted by UNESCO in Paris, researchers from the University of Sheffield and Newcastle University presented a new report warning about the rapid loss […] The post Melting Andean glaciers put water supply of 90 million people at risk, scientists warn appea…