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Friday March 25, 2011
The melting of glaciers in the northern Andes continues, said one expert, who asked the government to increase monitoring in blocks of ice and in the lagoons adjacent to avert disasters in nearby villages.
"The government should invest more in monitoring, the study of glaciers and lakes to prevent natural disasters, "said Mark Carey, an expert in glaciology at the University of Oregon, at a press conference.
" The rapid melting of glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca, which began in the second half of the nineteenth century, has accelerated dramatically in the last quarter of the twentieth century and continues to accelerate, "he added.
In the past, monitoring of glaciers and lakes" has saved thousands of lives and secure infrastructure worth millions of dollars, "said Carey who has studied natural disasters in the Andean region of Peru.
Carey said that the authorities, when they melt glaciers, just think of the negative impact on tourism and not in the suffering of people living in nearby places.
The AP sought comments from the Environment Minister Antonio Brack but got no immediate response.
The Cordillera Blanca in the northern Andes of Peru, is the highest tropical mountain chain in the world and according to official figures has 722 glaciers and 296 lakes. His snowy attract climbers from around the world.
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