Photo: Andina few days ago I read an article in the newspapers about this issue The headline read as follows: "MORE TROPICAL GLACIER IN THE WORLD LOCATED IN CUSCO, DISAPPEAR IN LESS THAN 10 YEARS. "
a couple of years ago there was talk of disappearing glaciers in 30 or 40 years, is the first time I read something so dramatic ... less than 10 years!
Friends who were able to participate this year's pilgrimage to Ausangate occasion of the feast of the Lord of Qoyllority (or Lord of Snow Bright) told me it was impressive the way the snow had fallen, many of them remembered how children snow, bright white, arrived at the foot of the mountain and this year, "only saw snowy peak.
The note in the newspaper caught my attention immediately. Quelccaya is the snow (5.500 m) in the range of Vilcanota, which has dropped no less than 150 yards in the last year. This glacier 44 square kilometers is the largest tropical glacier on the planet. This glacier is very important for the region, since the range of Vilcanota is the basis for agricultural development, domestic consumption and the generation of electricity for the entire East Cusco.
last 30 years studying this glacier. During the first 15 years of the study, averaged Annual back 6 meters, for the next 15 years the record has varied considerably increased to retreat 60 meters on average per year, and only in the last year climbed to record a staggering 150 meters! According to the note, the Quelccaya is one of the few glaciers can tell us how the climate has been evolving in the region, not only in Cusco, but throughout South America in the last 1,500 years.
Dr. Earth Sciences and a specialist on climate change of the Geological Society of Peru said that other glaciers, such as Yanamarey Broggi or who belong to the Cordillera Blanca, are in decline between 500 and 700 meters in the last 60 years. We note that the surface ice cover in Peru has declined by an average of 20% from the 70's.
The findings of this and other research were presented at the forthcoming Symposium on Climate Change, which will be part of the Peruvian Congress of Geology XV to be held in the beautiful city of Cusco, from 27 September to 01 October present.
this is incredibly disturbing, although the rainfall and rainfall are sources of water, glaciers have always been the main source of freshwater on the planet and consume more than we can recover, mainly due to the excessive population growth.
Cuéntame ... what you think about this? Do you think that glaciers are important? What would you do to try to halt the retreat of tropical glaciers?
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