A massive ice block broke from a glacier and crashed into a lake in the Peruvian Andes, unleashing a 23-metre tsunami and sending muddy torrents through nearby towns, killing at least one person.....César Álvarez, governor of Ancash region, which includes the affected area, blamed climate change. "Because of global warming the glaciers are going to detach and fall on these overflowing lakes. This is what happened,"...It was the latest evidence that glaciers are vanishing from Peru, which has 70% of the world's tropical icefields. They have retreated by 22% since 1975, according to a World Bank report, and warmer temperatures are expected to erase them entirely within 20 years. The same phenomenon is under way in neighbouring Bolivia, where the Chacaltaya glacier, 5,000 metres (17,400ft) up in the Andes, used to be the world's highest ski run. Predictions that it would survive until 2015 seem to be optimistic: according to recent pictures a few lumps of ice near the summit are all that remains. The World Bank report warned that the disappearance of Andean ice sheets would threaten hydro-electric power and the water supplies of nearly 80 million people.More evidence - are we going to do something?
Write the Prime Minister a letter instructing him to meet the twin challenges of climate change and peak oil.
Ditto your Premier. Explore starting or getting involved in a Transition Town at your local level.
Belonging to a community that shares your concerns about the effects of climate change is very empowering. The last is probably the most important step you can take for two reasons. It is realatively easy to influence local politics - and you won't feel insignicant , alone, and powerless. Your community will create the velvet climate revolution!
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