ApocaDocs: Andean glaciers 'could disappear': World Bank

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Posted Wed Feb 18 2009: from World Bank, via AFP:


	Andean glaciers 'could disappear': World Bank http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1234976964 LIMA (AFP) -- Andean glaciers and the region's permanently snow-covered peaks could disappear in 20 years if no measures are taken to tackle climate change, the World Bank warned Tuesday. A World Bank-published report said rising temperatures due to global warming could also have a dramatic impact on water management in the Andean region, with serious knock-on effects for agriculture and energy generation.

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