Tropical Andes glaciers (IMAGE) Dartmouth College Caption Using data on glacier velocity, South America’s tropical Andes mountains were found to have up to 23% less ice and freshwater availability. Darker colors overlayed here on Peru’s Cordillera Blanca range, signify faster glacial speed. Credit Credit: IGE-CNRS ©Mapbox ©OpenStreetMap ©Maxar Usage Restrictions MUST CREDIT: IGE-CNRS ©Mapbox ©OpenStreetMap ©Maxar License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.