The melting of the glaciers “led to the formation of new lakes”, the report emphasizes.
Climate change has caused the melting of 56% of the surface of Peru’s glaciers over the past 53 years, resulting in the formation of new lakes, the Peruvian Environment Ministry announced Thursday.
“Since 1962, the Peruvian Andes have lost 1,348 square kilometers of glacier surface,” which represents “a loss of 56 percent,” explains a report by the National Institute for Research on Glaciers and Ecosystems, an organization under the Ministry of the Environment.
The Pastoruri glacier, at an altitude of 5,200 meters, in the Ancas region (north), jewel of the Huascaran National Park, has lost more than 50% of its surface.
The melting of the glaciers “led to the formation of new lakes”, the report emphasizes. In Peru there are now 8,466 glacial lakes, with an area of ​​about 1,081 square kilometers.
This is a “reality of climate change”, declared the Minister of the Environment, Alvina Ruis.
The country with the world’s largest tropical mountain range is home to 71% of tropical glaciers, while Peru measures 27 of the world’s 32 climate types, according to the National Water Authority
Source: Skai
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