A new book (March 2008) co-edited by a UC Davis professor of environmental science and policy looks at the world’s glaciers from all sides, scientific, social and economic.
“Darkening Peaks: Glacier Retreat, Science and Society” (Univ. Cal. Press) brings together researchers from five continents to discuss how scientists study glaciers, how climate change is altering glaciers’ [...]
Worthy Read: “Darkening Peaks” Tells of Glacier Loss & Human Impacts
October 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Climate Change & Disappearing Glaciers, Peru's Andes Mountains
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Largest Indigenous Religious Pilgrimage in Western Hemisphere
May 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Climate Change & Disappearing Glaciers, Festivals, Sacred Rituals, Religion, Peru's Andes Mountains
Media outlets such as National Geographic speak of Qoyllur Rit’i as “the largest indigenous religious pilgrimage in the Western Hemisphere.” But how big is it, really?
The number of pilgrims most frequently cited by writers is 40,000. I’ve also seen estimates at 60,000 and 80,000. Wikipedia lowballs attendance at an incredible 10,000 pilgrims.
But these figures seem [...]
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