Climate change has made the world s deadliest lake way more dangerous
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Small dams were built around Lake Palcacocha in the 1970s, when it was a fraction of its current volume.Eric Mack/CNET
Editors note:
For Earth Day 2021, we re checking in on progress made in confronting climate change. In this story, Eric Mack investigates the complicated challenges facing people in Peru living under the constant threat of glacial lake outburst floods. Since the story originally came out in late 2019, the danger has seemingly increased in the Andes, as evidenced by a in 2020.
I m standing on a 45-year-old dam high in the Peruvian Andes, gripped by a mix of awe and terror.