Mendenhall Glacier (Alaska)
As the planet warms, the ice at the poles melts causing the sea level to rise progressively. Although some people are skeptical about global warming, the sad reality is that every year the surface area occupied by glaciers is shrinking, such as the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska. This phenomenon can also be observed in other glaciers, such as the Totten Glacier.
To show the world what is happening, photographer James Balong created a program called Extreme Ice Survey, in which, through photographs is trying to raise awareness about the impact that humans have on the planet. Thus, and with videos in fast motion, it is demonstrating that the melting of the ice is real. The one we are going to show you is one of them.
The Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska decreased neither more nor less than 550 meters from 2007 to 2015During the winter, the ice surface increases, and with the arrival of summer, it decreases, which is normal due to the rise and fall in temperatures the region experiences during these seasons. However, it can be seen that there is less ice each year, a phenomenon also recorded in China's glaciers.
Global warming is causing ice to lose, and faster and fasterLast year, during the winter, Arctic buoys registered temperatures of one or two degrees above zero, when they should have been at minus 30 degrees Celsius. Thus, the melting began earlier: on May 13, the earliest date in 73 years of records.
It's a worrying situation. If all the world's glaciers melted, our world would never be the same again. We would have to make new maps, because the islands and coasts would be underwater. melting of Antarctica It is a clear example of the impact this would have on humanity.
Today in many regions they are already having problems with floods. In Europe they have begun to take measures to avoid disaster. The question is, will we be acting on time?
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