Glacier threat to Bolivia capital (BBC) {water supply in peril}

[eppur_se_muova]

By David Shukman
Environment correspondent, BBC News, La Paz, Bolivia

Fears are growing for the future of water supplies in one of Latin America's fastest-growing urban areas - Bolivia's sprawling capital of La Paz and its twin El Alto.

Scientists monitoring the glaciers high in the Andes mountains - a key source of water - say the ice is showing signs of shrinking faster than previously forecast.

Faced with a booming population and a combination of glacial retreat and reduced rainfall, the governor of the La Paz region is even contemplating moving people to other parts of Bolivia.

Water is already in short supply among the poorest communities and has become a cause of tension.
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Sergio Criales of Oxfam told me: "The problem is getting worse because of climate change and because they don't have enough water to cover all their demands."
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8394324.stm




But remember, the jury's still out on "climate change", FKA global warming. :puke:

[villager]

1. Those hoax-y scientists sure have thought of everything!

n/t