The inhabitants of South America's Andean mountains are seeing increasing instances of drought and disease, linked to warming temperatures.<br /><br />Peru began seeing cycles of El Nino - a warm pacific current that brings higher temperatures and rainfall - in 1998, and as the temperatures rose, diseases that were originally seen only in tropical areas spread to the mountains.<br /><br />Meanwhile, scientists predict that rising temperatures could spell the end for Andean glaciers, which provide water for 70 per cent of Peru.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports from Peru's Cuzco region on the growing climate crisis.
