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1. Universe Today Forums -> Should We Terraform?
www.universetoday.com/forum/in - [Cached]Published on: 8/9/2004 Last Visited: 8/9/2004
Benjamin Morales, president of the Andean Institute of Glaciology and Geo-ecology, explained that the glaciers were not just reserves of fresh water and molders of the landscape, but also acted as regulators of the world's climate. -
2. Skeptical News
www.ntskeptics.org/news/news20 - [Cached]Published on: 9/7/2002 Last Visited: 8/26/2003
Benjamin Morales, head of the Andean Geological Institute and considered Peru's leading expert on glaciers, said it is normal for Andean glaciers to have "thousands of cracks" but inaccurate that an avalanche would reach Huaraz in 15 minutes.
"The information is poorly constructed. The problem is (the report's) repercussions," Morales told Reuters. "No one can repair this now. People are already alarmed."
Morales said he had asked officials from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for further information. -
3. CNN.com - Geologists skeptical as NASA warns of Peru glacier - Apr. 17, 2003
www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/ - [Cached]Published on: 4/19/2003 Last Visited: 4/19/2003
Benjamin Morales, head of the Andean Geological Institute and considered Peru's leading expert on glaciers, said it is normal for Andean glaciers to have "thousands of cracks" but inaccurate that an avalanche would reach Huaraz in 15 minutes.
"The information is poorly constructed. The problem is (the report's) repercussions," Morales told Reuters. "No one can repair this now. People are already alarmed."
Morales said he had asked officials from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for further information.

