Muir Glacier in Alaska. August 1941 compared to August 2004.
Northwestern Glacier in Alaska, 1940 compared to 2005. With few exceptions, glaciers around the world have retreated at unprecedented rates over the last century.
Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica. October 2013 compared to November 2013. An iceberg estimated to be 35 by 20 kilometers separated between November 9 and 11. Designated “B-31,” it is about 50% larger than its predecessors in this area.
Bahr al Milh is a salt sea in Iraq, shown here in 1995, 2003 and 2013. Water levels of this shallow lake vary with the seasons, but levels have been drastically low year-round in the past decade.
Toboggan Glacier, Alaska. June 29, 1909 versus September 4, 2000.
The Black Forest Fire near Colorado Springs, Colorado, was the most destructive wildfire in the state’s history. These photos show April 2013 compared to June 2013.
Atop the Cotopaxi Volcano in Ecuador–at 5,897 meters (19,347 feet), one of the tallest active volcanoes on Earth–sits the Cotopaxi Glacier. Here is the melt between March 1986 and February 2007.
