As Glaciers Go So Goes the World
1940, 1982, 1996 and 2005 showing the dramatic retreat of the Chacaltaya glacier in Bolivia.
Let’s hold another vote on this, shall we? Voting while the glaciers go.
A landmark climate study released Wednesday reports that global warming is changing the life cycles of thousands of animals and plants — as well as hundreds of physical systems — worldwide.
It documents rapid glacier melts in North America, South America and Europe; trees and plants sprouting leaves much earlier in the spring in Europe, Asia and North America; permafrost melting in Asia; and changes in bird migration patterns across Europe, North America and Australia, all in response to rising global temperatures.
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