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Chila in Peru
January 5 , 2024
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- Some mountain ranges in Peru where glaciers have almost disappeared.
- Chila has lost 99% of its glacial surface since 1962.
- Peru has lost more than half of its glacier surface in the last six decades.
- Around 175 glaciers became extinct due to climate change between 2016 and 2020.
- In 58 years, 56.22% of the glacial coverage recorded in 1962 has been lost.
- This country has 1,050 square kilometers (405 square miles) of glacial coverage left.
- This area representing about 44% of what was recorded in 1962, when the first glacier inventory was carried out.
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