Top 10 Shocking Climate Change Pictures
Welcome back everyone to Most Amazing Top 10 - we often do science videos on here that
are supposed to be fun, interesting but sometimes, Science can provide us with some scary information.
One example is man made climate change - the gradual warming of the Earth and disruption
of the climate that is affecting people, plants, animals and the entire ecosystem all over
the planet.
They say a picture speaks a thousand words - well here are some of the best for you - my
name is Danny Burke - this is the Top 10 Shocking Climate Change Pictures.
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Coming in at number 10 we have The Great Barrier Reef.
This picture was shared by medium.com to show the widespread damage across 95% of the reef
due to a bleaching event.
In early 2017, marine biologists found hundreds of miles of coral ecosystems damaged due to
sea temperatures warming above the normal range for corals.
Next up at number 9 we have Svalbard.
Christian Aslund is a photojournalist who works with Greenpeace and he did a project
comparing the glaciers of Svalbard Norway over the past 100 years or so.
These images speak for themselves really.
Norway has seen dramatic reductions in the size of its glaciers and Christian hopes his
startling pictures will bring awareness to the cause.
Moving on to number 8 we have The River Ganges.
Indias most famous river supplies millions with the water needed to survive.
Its seasonal flooding is a necessary and natural phenomenon - but climate change is thought
to be responsible for excessive flooding as seen in these pictures.
The 2015 flood hit eastern and central India hard.
Over 6 million people were affected by it and at least 300 lost their lives.
Next up at number 7 we have Larsen C. In November 2016, Scientists photographed this 70 mile
long, 300ft wide crack that appeared in the Antarctics Larsen C ice shelf.
As the crack widened, a piece of the ice shelf the size of Delaware broke away.
The loss of this 1 trillion ton ice slab reduced the shelf size by over 12%.
At number 6 now we have Lake Mead.
This lake is the largest reservoir in the Colorado River system.
Scientists have found that climate change is responsible for 15 years of severe droughts.
This picture pretty much says it all.
The top watermark is where the level historically used to be, and the bottom is where it tends
to fall now.
The lake feeds 90% of the water supply for Last Vegas alone.
In the Spring of 2016, it dropped to its lowest levels since 1936.
Next up at number 5 now we have Rising Bedrock.
This is a picture from Greenland that has stunned environmental scientists.
The ice sheet there has melted so much that the outer crust of the Earth is now visible
from above.
Not only is it visible - its actually rising.
As the ice melts, the ground that was pushed down by it rises up.
Scientists are studying it to learn more about ice sheet behaviour, but its still a bittersweet
prize.
At number 4 now we have the Arctic Sea Ice.
For as long as humans have been around ,there has always been ice covering the arctic sea
- at least in part.
The arctic is affected by seasons - during winter, the sea ice extends with new ice being
formed.
In the summer, that new ice melts and retreats.
The old, thick ice is not as affected by this however - that looks like it may be changing.
As climate change weakens it, it breaks apart.
This creates a cycle because the less old ice there is, the less the ice stays intact
for the next summer.
Next up at number 3 now we have the Solomon Islands.
The Solomon Islands are located in Pacific ocean and are home to a population of about
half a million people.
Their very lives are at risk due to rising sea levels.
Five of the islands have already been submerged underwater and 6 more have experienced a dramatic
reduction in shoreline due to man made climate change.
On one island alone, 10 houses were washed away to sea between 2011 and 2014.
Things have gotten so bad that the island is now appearing on lists of Places To Visit
Before They Disappear.
Moving on to number 2 now we have Folsom Lake.
This reservoir is located in the Californian Foothills and has become the poster child
for climate change in the area.
The lake has received significantly less rain than normal over the last few years.
In 2014 and 2015, the lack of rain reduced the water level there to astonishingly low
levels, exposing areas that had been submerged for decades.
And finally at number 1 now we have Alaska.
Alaskas Northwestern Glacier used to be a far more imposing site to see.
Check out this image comparing what it looked like in the early 20th century compared to
now.
The difference is astounding.
Scientists have measured the retreat to be an estimated 6 miles - thats about 10km.
Where once there was impenetrable ice, trees have found a home - it would be a nice picture
if it werent for the larger implications.
What are your thoughts on that?
I already feel like theres angry people in the comments because this is supposed to be
a controversial topic - I don't know if it is anymore.
The evidence continues to mount.
Let me know if you disagree though.
My name is Danny Burke, thanks as always for watching and Ill see you all in the next video.
10 https://medium.com/@TheEcoAdventure/great-barrier-reef-is-dying-643e91f08772 9 https://www.snowaddiction.org/2017/04/7-then-and-now-pictures-that-prove-the-tragic-consequences-of-climate-change.html
5 https://futurism.com/nine-pictures-show-climate-change-impacting-earth/
7 https://futurism.com/nine-pictures-show-climate-change-impacting-earth/
6 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/08/19/climate-change-is-water-change-why-the-colorado-river-system-is-headed-for-trouble/?utm_term=.36c4603b1265
2 https://www.kqed.org/science/1349018/before-and-after-the-rains-impact-on-three-california-reservoirs / https://cdn2en.mundo.com/fotos/201603/global-warming-02b1.jpg