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Article
Threats to water supplies in the Tropical Andes
Science (2006)
  • Raymond S Bradley, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
  • Mathias Vuille
  • Henry F Diaz
  • Walter Vergara, World Bank
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Abstract
Climate models predict that greenhouse warming will cause temperatures to rise faster at higher than at lower altitudes. In the tropical Andes, glaciers may soon disappear, with potentially grave consequences for water supplies.
Keywords
  • Andes,
  • water,
  • glaciers,
  • climate change
Disciplines
Publication Date
2006
Citation Information
Raymond S Bradley, Mathias Vuille, Henry F Diaz and Walter Vergara. "Threats to water supplies in the Tropical Andes" Science Vol. 312 (2006)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/raymond_bradley/86/