This picture of the Southern Andes Mountains was taken from the International Space Station in December 2000. Glaciers and snow top many of the high mountain peaks. Lakes in the valleys between mountains collect the water that melts from the snow and ice each spring and summer. Scientists have found that the smaller glaciers in this area are melting quickly as the Earth becomes warmer.
NASA Earth Observatory

This picture of the Southern Andes Mountains was taken from the International Space Station in December 2000. Glaciers and snow top many of the high mountain peaks. Lakes in the valleys between mountains collect the water that melts from the snow and ice each spring and summer. Scientists have found that the smaller glaciers in this area are melting quickly as the Earth becomes warmer.
NASA Earth Observatory

This picture of the Southern Andes Mountains was taken from the International Space Station in December 2000. Glaciers and snow top many of the high mountain peaks. Lakes in the valleys between mountains collect the water that melts from the snow and ice each spring and summer. Scientists have found that the smaller glaciers in this area are melting quickly as the Earth becomes warmer.
NASA Earth Observatory

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