Threats to Water Supplies in the Tropical Andes

Abstract

Climate models predict that greenhouse warming will cause temperatures to rise faster at higher than at lower altitudes. In the tropical Andes, glaciers may soon disappear, with potentially grave consequences for water supplies.

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Year: 2006
Type: article
Volume: 312
Issue: 5781
Pages: 1755-1756
Citations: 697
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                                    Raymond S. Bradley, 
                                
                                    Mathias Vuille, 
                                
                                    Henry F. Díaz
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2006). 
                            Threats to Water Supplies in the Tropical Andes. 
                            Science
                            , 312
                            (5781)
                            , 1755-1756.
                            https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1128087
                        

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DOI: 10.1126/science.1128087
PMID: 16794068

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