December 19, 2009
Milluni Reservoir: Then and Now
Climate change and the fast diminishing glaciers in the Andes are posing a serious threat to water supplies in the Bolivian highlands. The rapid pace at which glaciers are melting in the Andes mountain range is posing a serious threat to the water supply of many Andean countries, and particularly Bolivia. Scientists expect that global warming will melt most Andean glaciers in the next 30 years, an event that will threaten the livelihood of millions of people who depend on them for drinking water, farming and power generation. …
I couldn’t find any shots of the Milluni Valley before 2008, but clearly the situation has not improved. 2008 2009
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