FAQ about Glaciers

9. What are the most notable glaciers in America?

The tropical glaciers of the Andes, which feed many of the rivers in the Amazon basin, are some of the fastest degrading ice caps in the world. Its disappearance is not only changing life in the communities that live in the mountains, and is especially causing a shortage of water for human, animal and agricultural consumption. Additionally, it is hampering hydroelectric power generation in lowland communities that are home to hundreds of millions of people.