A car is seen on a road, with the Perito Moreno glacier in the background, near the city of El Calafate, in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, December 14, 2009. Scientists warn that glaciers in the Andes are melting because of the effects of climate change. According to studies, these accumulations of ice are thawing at a pace so fast that they could disappear in 25 years.
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