Melting glaciers spell water crisis: The Guardian

[Ivan Seeking]

Temperature changes and lack of snow are causing 90% of the world's glaciers to retreat and some to disappear completely, with potentially catastrophic consequences for communities that rely on the meltwater for irrigation, hydroelectric schemes and drinking, glaciologists agreed yesterday

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