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Prolonged drought coupled with water withdrawals have caused a dramatic drop in Lake Powell's water level to 42% of capacity.
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The retreat of the Columbia Glacier contributes to global sea-level rise, as the glacier melts and creates icebergs.
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The Neumayer Glacier, on the east coast of this small island in the southern Atlantic, has shrunk more than 2.5 miles.
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The Hurricane Harvey caused extensive flooding.
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Theewaterskloof, the largest reservoir in South Africa’s Western Cape province plummeted to 27% of capacity because of a drought.
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The tallest peaks of this mountain range have been cold enough to support glaciers, but the ice has diminished dramatically over the years.
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A persistent heat turned typically green áreas brown, as several countries experienced record-high temperatures and low precipitation.
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The iceberg B-46 started breaking off of the Pine Island Glacier.
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The Camp Fire became the state’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire. It left 85 people dead and destroyed almost 14,000 homes.
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Drought of Lake Aculeo because increased water consumption from a growing population and global warming.
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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 is declared dead, the first Icelandic glacier lost to climate change. Only small patches of thin ice remain.
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