Glaciers in the tropical Andes have been retreating for the past several decades, leading to
a temporary increase in dry season water supply downstream. Projected future glacier …

The Andes Cordillera contains the most diverse cryosphere on Earth, including extensive
areas covered by seasonal snow, numerous tropical and extratropical glaciers, and many …

The aim of this paper is to provide the community with a comprehensive overview of the
studies of glaciers in the tropical Andes conducted in recent decades leading to the current …

All currently available climate models predict a near-surface warming trend under the
influence of rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. In addition to the direct …

Observations on glacier extent from Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia give a detailed and
unequivocal account of rapid shrinkage of tropical Andean glaciers since the Little Ice Age …

Rainfall variability in the Amazon basin (AB) is analysed for the 1964–2003 period. It is
based on 756 pluviometric stations distributed throughout the AB countries. For the first time …

According to general circula-tion models of future climate in a world with double the
preindustrial carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations, the rate of warming in the lower …

The recent hiatus in global warming is likely to be reflected in Andean temperature, given its
close dependence on tropical Pacific sea surface temperature (SST). While recent work in …

High‐elevation tropical mountain regions may be more strongly affected by future climate
change than their surrounding lowlands. In the tropical Andes a significant increase in …

Understanding Collapse explores the collapse of ancient civilisations, such as the Roman
Empire, the Maya, and Easter Island. In this lively survey, Guy D. Middleton critically …