Peru Monitors Melting Glaciers to Mitigate Effects on Farms, Grid

A state research agency in Peru is betting on a low-cost monitoring system and use of a government satellite to keep an eye on glacier-fed lakes that could pose a threat to cities and the country’s infrastructure.

Peru could face billions of dollars in infrastructure loss if measures aren’t taken to mitigate the impact of climate change on the country’s glaciers.

“Glaciers are shrinking each year, but we are not preparing for what could happen,” Benjamin Morales, a geological engineer who has studied glacier changes and executive director at the National Institute for Research in Glaciers and Mountain ...