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22-04-22 07:05 pm ಫೋಟೊ

In Bolivia, scientists and climbers battle to save disappearing glacier

The Charquini glacier is located in the Cordillera Real, a mountain range that separates the Amazon lowlands from the high Andean plateau, some 20 kilometres (12.43 miles) from La Paz, the highland administrative seat. According to the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA) and the French Research Institute for Development, it has been retreating rapidly, losing about 1.5 metres in thickness each year, echoing broader difficulties confronting glaciers throughout the Andes.