Indigenous Colombians fret as sacred mountain glaciers melt
In the shade of a sacred tree, Indigenous wise men chew coca leaves as they mull the threats to their home among the melting, snow-capped peaks of Colombia's Sierra Nevada mountains.
In the shade of a sacred tree, Indigenous wise men chew coca leaves as they mull the threats to their home among the melting, snow-capped peaks of Colombia's Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Earth Sciences
Dec 6, 2023
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Earth Sciences
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Environment
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Plants & Animals
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Environment
Oct 25, 2023
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The pace at which the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing—due mostly to the burning of fossil fuels—has jumped three-fold in five decades, an international report said Wednesday.
Environment
Sep 6, 2023
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In their study published in the journal Nature, researchers characterized more than 1,500 glacial lake outbursts recorded in mountain regions worldwide since 1900 based on water volume, peak discharge, timing and source lake ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 16, 2023
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Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2022
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