South American Cities Face Flood Risk due to Andes Meltdown
Monday, December 3, 2012 - 15:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
BOGOTÁ – Nearly a mile above this city of almost eight million is a rugged, fog-shrouded world, silent except for the trickle of water and whispering wind pushing through the treeless tundra. This is Chingaza, a national park 40 miles from Bogotá in the eastern range of the Colombian Andes. [More]