Headline Details

Peru's melting glaciers a deadly threat as temperatures rise

Published on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 17:44:21 UTC
News Agency: Reuters
Description:
CARHUAZ, Peru (Reuters) - High in the Peruvian Andes, the glacier-fed lake Laguna 513 brims with meltwater atop a populated valley in a region prone to earthquakes. Scientists warn that if a giant chunk of ice from the Hualcan glacier breaks off it could trigger a tsunami-like wave in Laguna 513 and send a lethal torrent of water cascading down the valley.

Click here for FULL Story on Reuters

Also happening now

Headline	News Agency
Angry Birds: Sega agrees to buy video game maker Rovio	BBC
Melbourne overtakes Sydney as Australia's biggest city	BBC
Maharashtra: Eleven die of heatstroke at Indian award event	BBC
Sudan crisis: Shock and anger in Khartoum, a city not used to war	BBC
Papua: At least one killed in hunt for kidnapped NZ pilot Philip Mehrtens	BBC