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Government Extends State of Emergency in 21 Regions; More Children to Die from Cold in August

August 7th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Climate Change & Disappearing Glaciers, Peru's Andes Mountains

These two kids live near Upis in southern Peru, where children are dying of extreme cold brought on by climate change. More deaths are predicted for August, typically the coldest month of the year in the high Andes (photo c. Barbara Drake 2008)

Peru is finally acknowledging that the humanitarian crisis caused by extreme cold in the Andes isn’t [...]

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