Bolivia's glaciers shrunk by 43% since mid-1980s: Study
Bolivia, a country with 20% of the world's tropical glaciers, has witnessed a 43% decline in glacier size since the mid-1980s, Bolivia and UK-based scientists have found. The change has been attributed to human induced global warming. This is putting pressure on an already stressed water supply, while the meltwater lakes risk collapsing in sudden, catastrophic floods, the scientists added.