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Peru's melting glaciers a deadly threat as temperatures rise
2014-12-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: High in the Peruvian Andes, the glacier-fed lake Laguna 513 brims with meltwater atop a populated valley in a region prone to earthquakes. Scientists warn that if a giant chunk of ice from the Hualcan glacier breaks off it could trigger a tsunami-like wave in Laguna 513 and send a lethal torrent of water cascading down the valley. It has happened before in the Andean nation. In 1970, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake shook ice blocks into highland lakes and unleashed an avalanche that buried the town...
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Strike at Peru's Antamina to Support Copper Prices?
2014-11-11 08:43:28| Grocery - Topix.net
On Monday, workers at Peru's Antamina copper mine downed tools, beginning the first indefinite strike in the mine's history. Operations have been partially affected at the mine, and as the largest copper mine in Peru, it's unclear whether the disruption will help boost copper prices.
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Strike hits Peru's top copper producer
2014-11-10 19:22:51| Grocery - Topix.net
Unionized workers have gone on strike at Peru's top copper mine to protest a decline in income. It is the first strike since operations began 13 years ago at the Antamina mine owned by an international consortium including BHP Billiton Ltd., Glencore Plc., Teck Resources Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corp. Union leader Jorge Juarez says the 1,730 unionized workers who went on strike Monday account for more than half the mine's employees.
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Turning point for Peru's forests? Norway and Germany put muscle and money behind ambitious agreement
2014-09-24 22:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: From the Andes to the Amazon, Peru houses some of the world's most spectacular forests. Proud and culturally-diverse indigenous tribes inhabit the interiors of the Peruvian Amazon, including some that have chosen little contact with the outside world. And even as scientists have identified tens-of-thousands of species that make their homes from the leaf litter to the canopy, many thousands more remain undiscovered and nameless. Yet Peru's forests are facing a barrage of threats: unscrupulous oil...
Stunning high-resolution map reveals secrets of Peru's forests
2014-07-30 15:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Perus landmass has just been mapped like never before, revealing important insights about the country's forests that could help it unlock the value healthy and productive ecosystems afford humanity. The research - involving scientists from the Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford University, Wake Forest University, and Peru's Ministry of Environment (Minam) - assessed the aboveground carbon stock of all vegetation types across the country using a combination of data from satellites and...
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