Vanishing glaciers offer clear evidence of climate change
by Rob Woollard Fri Feb 16, 2:20 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Climate change is likely to melt one of Peru's biggest glaciers within five years and is threatening ice packs on some of the world's most famous mountain ranges, scientists have said.
Climate change has accelerated the retreat of glaciers at rates not seen for thousands of years, glaciologist Lonnie Thompson told reporters at the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences' annual meeting.
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