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The Raura Range in the Peruvian Andes. / Photo credit: Photo Stock.

The Raura Range in the Peruvian Andes. / Photo credit: Photo Stock.

Report

By Gustavo González

Andean Glaciers Are Disappearing Fast

So-called "eternal ice" no longer exists in Latin America. Peru's glacier on Huascarán Mountain, one of the most famous in the Andes, has shrunk 40 percent in the past 30 years.

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By Jim Lobe

The Peruvian Pipeline of International Discord

The controversial Camisea gas pipeline does not yet have the backing of the Inter-American Development Bank, but construction, which faces strong opposition from environmental groups, will go on.

Tobacco's death
toll will skyrocket if consumption patterns hold.
/Photo credit: Agencia Brasil

Tobacco's death toll will skyrocket if consumption patterns hold. /Photo credit: Agencia Brasil

Addictions - Tobacco

The death toll from tobacco use could reach one billion this century, according to estimates by the International Union Against Cancer, a network of 30 organizations from around the world.

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