As we are destroying our own planet
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.
Melting glaciers
The North-Western Alaska. Left: August 1940, right: August 2005
McCarty Glacier, Alaska. Left: July 1909, on the right: Jul 2004
Muir Glacier, Alaska. Left: 1941, right: 2004
Muir Glacier, Alaska. Left: 1882, right: 2005
The Measles Kalis Glacier, Peru. Left: 1978, right: 2011
Deforestation
National Park mount Elgon, Uganda. From left: 1973, right: 2005
Les Salta, Argentina. Left: 1972, right: 2009
Rondônia, Brazil. Left: 1975, right: 2009
Baban Rafi, Niger. Left: 1976, right: 2007
Kenya. Left: 1976, right: 2007
Nakuru national Park, Kenya. From left: 1973, right: 2000
The Atlantic forest of Paraguay. From left: 1973, right: 2008
Mabira, Uganda. Left: 2001, right: 2006
The silting up of rivers and lakes
River of Arizona and Utah. Left: March 1999, right: may, 2014
Great sand dunes, Colorado. Left: 1987, right: 2011
Lake Oroville, California. Left: 2011 right: 2014
Lake Urmia, Iran. Left: 2000, right: 2013
The Aral sea, Central Asia. Left: 2000, right in 2014
Reservoir Elephant Butte, New Mexico. Left: 1994, right: 2013
Chiquita Lake, Argentina. Left: 1998, right: 2011
Keywords: Nature | Ecology | Climate | Destruction | Planet
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