Understanding Global Climate Change from Andean Glaciers
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In the summer of 2007, a small glacier disappeared north of La Paz, Bolivia.
At 17,000 feet above sea level, the small mountain Chacaltaya is a mere foothill of its giant,
English + Español
In the summer of 2007, a small glacier disappeared north of La Paz, Bolivia.
At 17,000 feet above sea level, the small mountain Chacaltaya is a mere foothill of its giant,
A man was shot and killed in a dispute in June 2010 over a water connection in San Juan Cancuc, Chiapas, Mexico. A Zapatista settlement coexists, if uneasily, on the edge of the municipality. Residents of the nearby community of El Pozo had threatened to shut off Zapatistas water connection. A confrontation ensued, shots followed, with one fatality and nine wounded. …
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