In case you think it's not happening, Peruvians know it is

Climate change halves Peru glacier: official (meaning that in the space of a few short years, an important and large glacier in Peru has lost half its volume, according to an official)

""Recent scientific studies indicate that between June 1983 and August 2006, the glacier has lost 50 percent of its surface ice," Erasmo Meza, manager of natural resources and the environment in the central Andean region of Junin, told the official Andina news agency.

He said the five square kilometers (1.9 square miles) of ice shrinkage on Huaytapallana, whose steep, jagged glacier and breathtaking lakes are popular tourist draws, was caused by global warming and presents growing problems in agriculture, health, fresh water resources and disaster mitigation."

Here's the glacier and the mountain:





Tragic, isn't it?

This is one of the things that the Tea Party Republicans want you to forget about.

I promise, we won't.