Peru, Photo Essays

Climate Change Poses Challenge For Peru

September 6, 2011 By Emily Kirkland

This glacier, known as Pastoruri, was once a prominent tourist attraction. It is now a fraction of its former self. Glaciers supply 80 percent of the water for Peru’s arid coast.

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2 Comments

Shirley Kirkland says:
September 6, 2011 at 4:27 pm

An informative, interesting series of articles … with wonderful photos!

Brazil Upholds Conviction In Slaying Of Activist Nun says:
September 7, 2011 at 7:16 am

[…] In the past 30 years, Peru has lost 22 percent of its glacier area. Unless new ways to manage and store water can be found, Peruvians will face severe problems in the coming decades. Emily Kirkland shot these photos to document how Peruvians are adapting to climate change. […]

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