Observations on glacier extent from Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia give a detailed and
unequivocal account of rapid shrinkage of tropical Andean glaciers since the Little Ice Age …

Aquatic ecosystems in high latitude and altitude environments are strongly influenced by
cryospheric and hydrological processes due to links between atmospheric forcing …

According to general circula-tion models of future climate in a world with double the
preindustrial carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations, the rate of warming in the lower …

The tropical glaciers of the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, are rapidly retreating, resulting in
complex impacts on the hydrology of the upper Río Santa watershed. The effect of this …

Climate change is producing profound changes globally. Yet we still know little about how it
affects real people in real places on a daily basis because most of our knowledge comes …

Accelerating glacier recession in tropical highlands and in the Peruvian Andes specifically is
a manifestation of global climate change that is influencing the hydrologic cycle and …

Glacier hazards threaten societies in mountain regions worldwide. Glacial lake outburst
floods (GLOFs) pose risks to exposed and vulnerable populations and can be linked in part …

Almost all of the world's glaciers in the tropical latitudes are located in the Central Andes
(Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia). Due to their high altitude, to the high level of …

Projections of future water shortages in the world's glaciated mountain ranges have grown
increasingly dire. Although water modeling research has begun to examine changing …

Abstract Glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, are undergoing rapid retreat, in large part
due to climate change. These changes are significantly altering water availability in the …