#Regram #RG @yaleenvironment360: Nearly 30 percent of Peru’s glaciers have melted away since 2000, threatening a critical source of drinking water and irrigation for millions of people downstream, according to a new study.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣Overall, the country lost nearly 8 gigatons of ice from 2000 to 2016, with 170 glaciers — covering an area equivalent to 80,000 soccer fields — disappearing entirely.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣To learn more, visit their website. Link in @yaleenvironment360 bio.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣Photo credit: Edubucher/Wikimedia Commons