Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Climate-Glacial-Retreat-Documentation-Peru---1997-2004-27MZIFI0DH9L.htmlConceptually similarClimate Glacial Retreat Documentation PeruGP0HC8Completed★★★★Climate Glacial Retreat Documentation PeruGP03ZUCompleted★★★★Climate Glacial Retreat Documentation PeruGP0LX0Completed★★★★★★Climate Glacial Retreat Documentation PeruGP0CSQCompleted★★★★Climate Glacial Retreat Documentation PeruGP01AKVCompleted★★★★Climate Glacial Retreat Documentation PeruGP0RU0Completed★★★★Climate Glacial Retreat Documentation PeruGP0FV3Completed★★★★Climate Glacial Retreat Documentation PeruGP0HV5Completed★★★★Climate Glacial Retreat Documentation PeruGP0FCJCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP02YPFClimate Glacial Retreat Documentation Peru - 1997-2004(top image) 1997, C0RDILLERA BLANCA, PERU: View of Yanamarey glacier taken in 1997 shows that it has retreated significantly in only 7 years when compared with more recent images, Cordillera Blanca, Peru. According to research by the Peruvian Institute of National Resources the glaciers of Peru have lost more then 22 percent of their mass in the past 27years. Peruvian people depend on glaciers for their fresh water supply in the dry season. With the glaciers disappearing millions will be at risk.© Benjamin Morales Arnao(bottom image) 12 December, 2004 - C0RDILLERA BLANCA, PERU: View of Yanamarey glacier that has retreated significantly in only 7 years, Cordillera Blanca, Peru. According to research by the Peruvian Institute of National Resources the glaciers of Peru have lost more then 22 percent of their mass in the past 27years. Peruvian people depend on glaciers for their fresh water supply in the dry season. With the glaciers disappearing millions will be at risk.© Greenpeace/Daniel BeltraLocations:Cordillera Blanca-Latin America-Peru-South AmericaMaximum size:2143px X 2602pxRestrictions:Restrictions apply. Please contact us for more details.Keywords:Before and after-Climate (campaign title)-Climate change impacts-Glaciers-Landscapes-MountainsShoot:Glacier Retreat Documentation in PeruThousands of people in the mountains of Peru are having their lives affected by climate change which is causing the region's glaciers to melt. In the last three decades, Peruvian Andes glaciers have lost almost a quarter of their area. During the dry season, river water comes exclusively from the glaciers, which melt naturally at that time of year. They then replenish themselves in the wet season. But this balance has been upset the glaciers are melting faster than they can replenish themselves. As they thaw, dozens of new lakes spread all over the highland which could lead to devastating floods.
