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GLACIERS ARE MELTING

“. “. “ The evidence is in: global warming has caused severe floods, droughts, and storms. More violent and frequent storms, once merely a prediction of climate models , are now a matter of observation. ”. GLACIERS ARE MELTING. MUIR & RIGGS GLACIER 1941. MUIR & RIGGS GLACIER 2004.

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GLACIERS ARE MELTING

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  1. “ “ “The evidence is in: global warming has caused severe floods, droughts, and storms. More violent and frequent storms, once merely a prediction of climate models, are now a matter of observation.”

  2. GLACIERS ARE MELTING

  3. MUIR & RIGGS GLACIER 1941

  4. MUIR & RIGGS GLACIER 2004

  5. PEDERSEN GLACIER, AK 1920

  6. PEDERSEN GLACIER, AK 2005

  7. Coral reefs are bleaching

  8. WEATHER IS BECOMING MORE EXTREME

  9. Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent and severe all over the planet. 500 450 400 350 300 250 150 100 50 0 number of reported disasters per year Other weather related events Storms Floods Droughts Geophysical 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 year Source: CRED (2011)

  10. Record heat by Countries 95º F/35º C - Ascension Islands 97º F/36º C - Solomon Islands 99º F/37º C - Finland 102º F/38º C - Belarus 108º F/42º C - Ukraine 108º F/42º C - Colombia 108º F/42º C - Zambia 114º F/45º C - Russia 116º F/46º C - Nigeria 116º F/47º C - Cyprus 116º F/47º C - Bolivia 117º F/47º C - Myanmar 118º F/48º C - Chad 119º F/48º C - Niger 122º F/50º C – Sudan 123º F/50º C - Qatar 124º F/51º C - Jordan 126º F/52º C – Saudi Arabia 126º F/52º C – Iraq 127º F/53º C – Kuwait 128º F/54º C - Pakistan http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1831

  11. Are all theserecordsand extremes a coincidence?

  12. it’s a clear limit

  13. Degrading Nature increases the likelihood of extreme weather events...

  14. This is the world of the effects.

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