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Posted on September 26, 2013October 10, 2013

Colombia’s disappearing glaciers

Originally published in Spanish in July 2012. Colombia has lost 50 percent of its glaciers in the last fifty years. Today, six glaciers remain nestled among the highest peaks of the three mountain ranges that traverse the country. Scientists are scrambling to monitor and explain the rising atmospheric temperatures and changing weather patterns that have … Continue reading Colombia’s disappearing glaciers

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