Climate change is such a large-scale concept that the average person simply can not imagine it completely. For many, even global warming remains something of a scientific scarecrow, while others look at things from the point of view of the "after us flood", which is even simpler...
Melting of glaciers
Northwest Alaska.
Left: August 1940
Right: August 2005
The melting of the glacier McCarthy.
Alaska.
Left: July 1909
Right: July 2004
....In fact, the trouble is much closer than it seems. Look at these photos taken with the help of the orbital survey. They are a terrible illustration of climatic problems...
Forest cutting.
Les Salta, Argentina.
Left: 1972
Right: 2009
The shallowing of the rivers.
Arizona and Utah
Left: March 1999
Right: may 2014
...We do not see CO2. This is not a visible threat, but quite real. This means an increase in global temperatures, an increase in the number of extreme weather events, such as floods, melting ice, rising sea level and increasing the acidity of the oceans...
Forest cutting.
Rondônia, Brazil.
Left: 1975
Right: 2009
The shallowing of the lake Oroville.
Ca.
Left: 2011
Right: 2014
...Climatic changes can cause not only physical changes, changes in the natural environment, but also interstate contradictions that are related to the search for and extraction of energy carriers, using sea transport routes, bioresources, with scarcity of water and food resources...
The melting of the Muir glacier.
Alaska.
Left: 1941
Right: 2004
The shallowing of the Aral sea.
central Asia.
Left: 2000
Right 2014 year
...If states do not begin to seriously deal with the problem of environmental protection, by 2100 the temperature on the planet can rise by 3.7-4.8 ° C. Climatologists warn: irreversible consequences for the ecology will come even with a warming of more than 2 ° C...
The shallowing of the reservoir Elephant Butte.
New Mexico.
Left: 1994
Right: 2013
The shallowing of the lake Chiquita.
Argentina.
Left: 1998
Right: 2011
...In order to draw maximum attention to climate problems, the UN has attracted not only politicians and scientists, but also celebrities, to the debate. Hollywood actor Robert Redford in his statement warned that for the international community "the time of half measures and the denial of the problem of climate change has ended"...
Cutting down trees of the Atlantic forest.
Paraguay.
Left: 1973
Right: 2008
The melting of the glacier Measles Kalisa.
Peru.
Left: 1978
Right: 2011
UN experts warn that warming will negatively affect yields, especially in the underdeveloped countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, which will lead to food problems. According to scientists, by 2080 the number of people facing the threat of hunger can increase by 600 million people.
Another important consequence of climate change may be a shortage of drinking water. In regions with arid climate (Central Asia, the Mediterranean, South Africa, Australia, etc.), the situation will be further exacerbated by the reduction in rainfall.
Hunger, water scarcity, and insect migration can lead to an increase in epidemics and the spread of tropical diseases such as malaria and fever in the northern regions.
Climate change can affect not only people's health, but also increase the risk of political disagreements and conflicts for access to water and food resources.
We've reached the point of no return
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