Earth Day: How much of our earth have we given away to global warming?
22 April 2015 12:40 PM IST
Earth Day: How much of our earth have we given away to global warming?
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22. People across the world demonstrate their support for environmental protection on this day. But how much has the Earth suffered already? In these pictures we attempt to draw comparisons between- Western US faced its third year of severe drought in 2014. Firefighters battled forest fires all year round in the state of California. The state, experienced its worst drought since record keeping began in 1895. (Photo: AP)
- Hurricane Sandy which hit New Jersey was also an effect of Global warming. Global warming has lead to the destruction of many a lives and property in the last decade. (Photo: AP)
- Global warming is melting the ice of the Arctic and Antarctic with dire consequences for wildlife (Photo: AP)
- Northwestern Glacier in Alaska: The 1940 form of the glacier is compared with its form in 2005 in this picture. With few exceptions, glaciers around the world have retreated at unprecedented rates over the last century. Global warming is proving to
- The Muir Glacier in Alaska: Here we have a picture from August 1941 compared to a picture of from August 2004 of the same glacier. The glacier primarily consisted of ice which melted over the years and gave way to the growth flora and fauna. This
- Rondonia Forest: Rondonia is a part of the Brazilian Amazon, on the border with Bolivia. These pictures from 1975 and 2009 are of the same region. Within the Brazilian Amazon, Rondonia has the highest deforestation rate because of forest fires
- Colorado Springs: The Black Forest Fire near Colorado Springs was the most destructive wildfire in the state's history. These photos show April 2013 compared to June 2013. The fire was caused because of global warming (Photo: Google earth)
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22. People across the world demonstrate their support for environmental protection on this day. But how much has the Earth suffered already? In these pictures we attempt to draw comparisons between
Earth Day: How much of our earth have we given away to global warming?
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