From Photos of Extreme Weather on National Geographic.
It's one thing to hear about the effects of climate change.
But seeing it is another...
See some pictures of our changing world below.
Before and after pictures in the North Pole.
What was once snow and ice is now a foot deep lake sloshing about in the North Pole. (livescience)
A new study looks at the planetary, social and economic impacts of increasingly perilous Artic melting.
It warns that a methane "burp" set off by global warming and the melting of the permafrost,
will cost the global economy $60 trillion dollars. (Common Dreams)
Video Found on Climate Central
Chart from the Washington Post
This picture is from a set of climate models that predict what America is going to look like as sea levels rise.
If these models are correct, Hurricane Sandy is a light drizzle in comparison to what is to come.
Business Insider: Climate Models of America Under Water
A police station damaged as a result of rising sea levels in Sagar Island. (The Guardian)
Scientists say that global warming is responsible for the melting ice and heat trapping gasses from burning fossil fuels that nudge up temperatures.
Sea levels rose by 17 mm in the last century and have accelerated to rising by 3 mm a year.
See more images on The Verge
One of many dead bee hives at Schuit's Saugeen Honey, In Elmwood
Five to six million bees have been killed since 2006 (Huffington Post)
Beekeepers in the United States say they have lost 40-50% of their bees (CBS)
Connections have been found between the rising use of Neonicotinoids - a pesticide used in corn - and the deaths of the bees on a massive scale.
The European Union recently banned the use of this pesticide. (The Independent)
However, the United States has yet to do anything about this epidemic.
This is dangerous negligence, considering that the bees pollinate one third of our crops. (NBC)
Image from NASA Earth Observatory
Larger fish like Swordfish are natural predators of Jellyfish.
The fact that the jellyfish population is exploding is an indication of how just how large the death toll is for the ocean's larger fish. (Huffington Post)
ONLINE TOOLS
Google Mapping Tool Shows Forest Destruction in Indonesia
More information about Google Mapping Tool (World Wildlife Fund)
CLIMATE REPORTS
OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050 Report (PDF)
Humanity has undergone tremendous growth in the last few decades. The world population has increased by over 3 billion since 1970.
Yet this growth has brought climate change, environmental destruction, resource depletion and mass pollution.
Will our planet be able to handle this continued growth and consumption? What will the next four decades bring? The outlook for 2050 does not look good. Also see Club of Rome: A Global
2012 World Wildlife Fund Living Planet Report (PDF)
"Our natural capital is declining and our Ecological Footprint is increasing. Urgent action is needed to ensure that we can live in harmony with nature."
None of the world’s top industries would be profitable if they paid for the natural capital they use (Grist, 4-17-13)
Read Report Here: "Natural Capital at Risk" (PDF)
Businesses create costs for the public that they themselves do not pay for. For example, a business will put pollution into the air, but the public has to pay the price for that pollution.
If the public was not forced to pick up the tab for the world's most profitable businesses via tax payer funded subsidies, a majority of these businesses would not actually be profitable.
PICTURES
Portrait of Our Planet: A Collection of Charts and Pictures (World Future Fund PDF)
Map of the Destruction of the World's Forests (World Future Fund)
America and the World 2030 - A View in Pictures (World Future Fund)
Pictures of Impact of Climate Change BBC Version
VIDEOS
Ice in Antartica and Greenland Melting at Alarming Rate (NBC Report)
Most people around the world live in coastal cities. Even most Americans live within 50 miles of the coastline.
Enough ice is melting to raise ocean levels to dangerous levels - dangerous enough to cause constant storms for those who live on the coastline.
We are living through climate chance in real time and massive storms like Katrina and Sandy are about to become a regular part of life.
Creative Videos on the State of the Planet (World Future Fund)
