Mountain glaciers in Peru are receding rapidly due to global warming
Satellite images have revealed that mountain glaciers in Peru are receding rapidly due to global warming, with 26 per cent of their surface area lost in the last 33 years.
CLIMATE change is melting the floating ice shelves along the Antarctic Peninsula, giving scientists a preview of what could happen if other ice shelves around the southern continent disappear, the US Geological Survey said on Monday.