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Glacial Retreat in the Andes (sidebar) Climate-linked threats to economies, human health, and agro-ecosystems undoubtedly will occupy a growing place in the politics of land and water in the Andes. With its abundance of fresh water, South America would appear little threatened by drought. Since the 1970s, however, warming air currents from the ...
19 de jun. de 2007 · In the Andes, runoff from glacierized basins is an important element of water budgets, assuring year-round flows for agriculture, potable water, power generation, and ecosystem integrity. Thus ...
16 de may. de 2024 · Machu Picchu, site of ancient Inca ruins located about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Cuzco, Peru, in the Cordillera de Vilcabamba of the Andes Mountains. It is perched above the Urubamba River valley in a narrow saddle between two sharp peaks—Machu Picchu (“Old Peak”) and Huayna Picchu (“New Peak”)—at an elevation of 7,710 feet ...
In the Andes, runoff from glacierized basins is an important element of water budgets, assuring year-round flows for agriculture, pota ble water, power generation, and ecosystem integrity Thus, changes induced by tropical gla cier retreat constitute an early case of the need for adaptation and the type and size of associated economic and social ...
1 de ene. de 2018 · Glacier retreat in the tropical Andes is of particular concern for a variety of reasons. First, unlike mid- and high-latitude mountain regions, there is no seasonal snow cover outside the glacierized areas, which could provide for an additional buffer and contribution to seasonal river discharge.
1 de ene. de 2018 · Glacier retreat in the tropical Andes is of particular concern for a variety of reasons. First, unlike mid- and high-latitude mountain regions, there is no seasonal snow cover outside the glacierized areas, which could provide for an additional buffer and contribution to seasonal river discharge.
The Northern Andes are projected to be glacier free by Although there are ongoing efforts to monitor the 2050 (Schauwecker et al. 2017), providing a unique oppor- effects of climate change on vegetation dynamics in the tunity to study the last stages of glacier retreat and its Venezuelan high Andes (Cuesta et al. 2017), there is no ecological and social consequences in the highland tropics.
