Melting glaciers threaten floods in Himalayas, Andes

Reuters: Residents of the Himalayas and other mountain areas face a "tough and unpredictable future" as global warming melts glaciers and threatens worse floods and water loss, officials said during U.N. climate talks on Tuesday. A study said that glaciers in southern Chile and Argentina, followed by ones in Alaska, had been losing mass "faster and for longer than glaciers in other parts of the world." Negotiators at two-week talks in Cancun, a seaside resort in Mexico, have been seeking agreement on......

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