Mountain glaciers in the Andes are almost certainly the smallest they have been for at least 130,000 years, a study of rocks exposed by the melting ice has found. “This shocked us, frankly ...

Andes glacier melt threatens Amazon’s rivers & intensifies droughts Story by Mongabay • 1mo By Amanda Magnani After two consecutive years of record-breaking droughts, the river levels in the ...

This is despite concerns over the movement and proposed conservation of portions of three glaciers. Barrick officials have been giving evidence this week to congressional environmental and mining ...

Climate change is melting away glaciers around the world, but in the Andes Mountains, a wild relative of the llama is helping local ecosystems adapt to these changes by dropping big piles of dung.

Both the Argentine and the Chilean governments recognize permafrost as a strategic freshwater reserve which, in times of ...

But the study’s analysis of rock samples adjacent to four glaciers in the Andes Mountains shows that glacial retreat has happened far faster and already passed an alarming cross-epoch benchmark, said ...

While rising atmospheric temperatures during the 20th century caused the glaciers to melt globally, the Tropical Andes are among the places most affected by these changes. The last glacial mass at ...

The toughest shoot in the Andes film involved filming the white-winged Diuca finch – also known as the glacier bird. It’s the only bird known to build its nest inside glaciers, and with a ...

The water from melting glaciers and mountain ecosystems provides communities in the Peruvian Andes with food and power, and supports industry. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

Relatives of the llama are dropping dung as they venture into higher elevations in the Andes Mountains, providing a nutrient-rich environment for life to thrive despite glacier loss. Climate ...

Climate change is melting away glaciers around the world, but in the Andes Mountains, a wild relative of the llama is helping local ecosystems adapt to these changes by dropping big piles of dung.