As we are destroying our own planet

As we are destroying our own planet

Categories: Ecology | Nature

Climate change is so large, the notion that the average person is simply not able to imagine it completely. For many, global warming is and remains something of a scientific category of horror stories, the others look at things from the perspective of "after us the deluge", and that is easier.

In fact, the trouble, much closer than you think. Look at these pictures made with the assistance of orbital photography. They are a terrible illustration of the rapid destruction of our planet.

As we are destroying our own planet

Melting glaciers

As we are destroying our own planet

The North-Western Alaska. Left: August 1940, right: August 2005

As we are destroying our own planet

McCarty Glacier, Alaska. Left: July 1909, on the right: Jul 2004

As we are destroying our own planet

Muir Glacier, Alaska. Left: 1941, right: 2004

As we are destroying our own planet

Muir Glacier, Alaska. Left: 1882, right: 2005

As we are destroying our own planet

The Measles Kalis Glacier, Peru. Left: 1978, right: 2011

Deforestation

As we are destroying our own planet

National Park mount Elgon, Uganda. From left: 1973, right: 2005

As we are destroying our own planet

Les Salta, Argentina. Left: 1972, right: 2009

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Rondônia, Brazil. Left: 1975, right: 2009

As we are destroying our own planet

Baban Rafi, Niger. Left: 1976, right: 2007

As we are destroying our own planet

Kenya. Left: 1976, right: 2007

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Nakuru national Park, Kenya. From left: 1973, right: 2000

As we are destroying our own planet

The Atlantic forest of Paraguay. From left: 1973, right: 2008

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Mabira, Uganda. Left: 2001, right: 2006

The silting up of rivers and lakes

As we are destroying our own planet

River of Arizona and Utah. Left: March 1999, right: may, 2014

As we are destroying our own planet

Great sand dunes, Colorado. Left: 1987, right: 2011

As we are destroying our own planet

Lake Oroville, California. Left: 2011 right: 2014

As we are destroying our own planet

Lake Urmia, Iran. Left: 2000, right: 2013

As we are destroying our own planet

The Aral sea, Central Asia. Left: 2000, right in 2014

As we are destroying our own planet

Reservoir Elephant Butte, New Mexico. Left: 1994, right: 2013

As we are destroying our own planet

Chiquita Lake, Argentina. Left: 1998, right: 2011

Keywords: Nature | Ecology | Climate | Destruction | Planet

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