How our planet has changed over time

  • Lake Powell, Arizona y Utah

    Lake Powell, Arizona y Utah
    Prolonged drought coupled with water withdrawals have caused a dramatic drop in Lake Powell's water level to 42% of capacity.
  • Columbia Glacier, Alaska

    Columbia Glacier, Alaska
    The retreat of the Columbia Glacier contributes to global sea-level rise, as the glacier melts and creates icebergs.
  • Neumayer Glacier, South Georgia Island

    Neumayer Glacier, South Georgia Island
    The Neumayer Glacier, on the east coast of this small island in the southern Atlantic, has shrunk more than 2.5 miles.
  • Hurricane Harvey aftermath, Houston

    Hurricane Harvey aftermath, Houston
    The Hurricane Harvey caused extensive flooding.
  • Theewaterskloof reservoir, South Africa

    Theewaterskloof reservoir, South Africa
    Theewaterskloof, the largest reservoir in South Africa’s Western Cape province plummeted to 27% of capacity because of a drought.
  • Sudirman Range, New Guinea

    Sudirman Range, New Guinea
    The tallest peaks of this mountain range have been cold enough to support glaciers, but the ice has diminished dramatically over the years.
  • Northern Europe

    Northern Europe
    A persistent heat turned typically green áreas brown, as several countries experienced record-high temperatures and low precipitation.
  • Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica

    Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica
    The iceberg B-46 started breaking off of the Pine Island Glacier.
  • Camp Fire, California

    Camp Fire, California
    The Camp Fire became the state’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire. It left 85 people dead and destroyed almost 14,000 homes.
  • Lake Aculeo, Chile

    Lake Aculeo, Chile
    Drought of Lake Aculeo because increased water consumption from a growing population and global warming.
  • Tigris River, Iraq

    Tigris River, Iraq
    The Tigris River swollen and filled with suspended sediment, the result of an unusually wet winter and spring.
    The surrounding land is also much greener than it was in 2015.
  • Okjökull glacier, Iceland

    Okjökull glacier, Iceland
    Okjökull is declared dead, the first Icelandic glacier lost to climate change. Only small patches of thin ice remain.
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