Monday, July 18, 2011

Andean Glaciers Disappearing



The Quechua rituals continue, as in the annual Qoyllur Rit’i fiesta, however the glaciers have been shrinking at a rate of ten percent per decade since 1970, literally the canaries in the coal mine of climate change.

READ THIS SHORT ARTICLE ABOUT ANDEAN CULTURE AND THE SEVERE IMPACT OF GLACIAL RETREAT ON IT'S PEOPLE.