Glaciers in Southern South America and
Alaska Melting Faster than those in Europe, says new UNEP Report
Scientists Warn that Many Low-Lying Ones
Vital for Dryland Communities May Disappear Over Coming Decades
News Comes as Norway Announces Funding
for Himalayan Climate Adaptation Initiative
Cancún/ Nairobi/Oslo, 7 December 2010-Glaciers
in Patagonia which cover parts of Argentina and Chile followed by ones
in Alaska and its coastal mountain ranges have overall been losing mass
faster and for longer than glaciers in other parts of the world.
These are among the findings of a new