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Photos That Tell A Powerful Story About Climate Change

The planet is changing rapidly, and in a way that doesn't bode well for Earthlings

By Nathan Johnson

Published 11 years ago

The planet is changing rapidly, and in a way that doesn't bode well for Earthlings

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Warmer waters also give rise to other nasty stuff, like algae blooms.

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After all...

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First, let's start talking about climate change like the serious, life-threatening topic that it is. Lets start acting like we care about what kind of planet were leaving to our kids.

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So what should smart, concerned humans like you and I DO in the face of all this impending doom?

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A pedestrian walks through sand-covered, abandoned streets in the aftermath of hurricane Sandy

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Cars lie half-submerged in a flooded parking lot after Hurricane Sandy hit New York

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And violent hurricanes... The FDR Drive flooded after Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday October 30th.

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'Biblical' floods. A raging waterfall destroys a bridge along Highway 34 toward Estes Park, Colorado, as flooding devastates the Front Range and thousands were forced to evacuate, on September 13, 2013.

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Choking dust storms A dust storm called a haboob which is Arabic for "violent wind"slams Phoenix, Arizona.

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Uncontrollable wildfires Firefighters from Stockton, Calif., put out flames off of Hidden Valley Rd. while fighting a wildfire, Friday, May 3, 2013 in Hidden Valley, Calif.

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We're seeing more super typhoons... Residents walk on a road littered with debris after Super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city in central Philippines.

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Speaking of extreme weather, its not only rainfall thats becoming sporadic and weird. This rare December 2013 snowfall in Jerusalem was the city's heaviest since 1953.

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The recent toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie forced over 500,000 people to go without water. Scientists say that the bloom was caused by heavy rainfall that washed larger than normal amounts of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and other pollutants into the lake.

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Our biggest water reservoirs are dwindling. Abstract art at Burning Man? Nope, these are empty boat slips protruding from an abandoned dock at Nevada's Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

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Dead fish float on the surface of the Maninjau lake, Indonesia in March 2014.

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Masses of fish turn up dead in a marina in Pultneyville, New York on Saturday May 17th, 2014.

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Scientists say the warmer, toxic nature of the ocean could be what's causing massive fish die-offs around the world. Thousands of dead fish wash up along boat slips at the Marina Del Rey, Calif. on Monday, May 19, 2014.

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While the oceans are swelling, theyre also warming up and becoming more acidic. Ocean acidification is the direct result of rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere from fossil fuels.

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And what if polar ice melts completely, as many scientists say it will if we cant stop climate change? Well, the sea will swell by approximately 216 feet, many island nations will be completely swallowed up, and North America will get a new coastline.

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A hotter, more toxic atmosphere isn't the only negative consequence of melting Arctic ice.

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Rising global temperatures are melting the world's glaciers and ice sheets at an alarming rate.

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Planet Earth has a fever, and were gonna need more than cowbell to cure it.

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Which is bad news for people who grow things. And people who eat them. California supplies almost 100 percent of Americas carrots, avocados, strawberries, almonds, grapes, etc. Lots of livestock, too.

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California is losing the battle against the drought too. At the end of June 2014, Californias 154 intrastate reservoirs stood at only 60 of their historical average, yet there are twice as many people living in the state than ever before.

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Lake Powell, Utah Prolonged drought has also caused a dramatic drop in Lake Powell's water level

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Lake Mead, Nevada Thanks to 14 years of drought fueled by climate change, and increased demand from cities, agriculture, and the oil and gas industry, Lake Mead is drying up.

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