Tropical Andes Glaciers shrinking to historic lows

The tropical Andes glaciers have shrunk to their smallest size since the last ice age, showing urgent climate concerns Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in collaboration with Boston College and Tulane University, have revealed alarming evidence suggesting that glaciers in the high-altitude tropical Andes are smaller now than at any time since the end of the last ice age approximately 11,700 years ago. Led by Shaun Marcott, a professor of geoscience at UW-Madison, and Andrew Gorin, formerly of Boston …