Sunday, October 22, 2017 3:01:22 PM
Can We “See” Climate Change?
https://www.sapiens.org/column/the-climate-report/climate-change-evidence/
Increasingly, people are seeing flowers blooming earlier and ice freezing later. As summer transitions to fall, the last 80-degree day is occurring later and later. In the Arctic, permafrost is thawing, and in coastal areas, high tide floods are increasing with sea level rise. Farmers throughout the world are contending with irregular seasons, stronger rains, and more severe droughts. In recent weeks, devastating wildfires have been burning in Northern California. As these examples show, the manifestations of climate change are diverse and varied. By witnessing the changes that affect each of us locally, as well as the ones that can be made visible from afar, it is possible to bridge the gaps between scientific abstractions and the world around us.
Photographers have captured time-lapse imagery to help document the visible effects of climate change. The Sólheimajökull Glacier in Iceland has been shrinking dramatically in recent years. Justin LaBerge/Flickr
https://www.sapiens.org/column/the-climate-report/climate-change-evidence/
Increasingly, people are seeing flowers blooming earlier and ice freezing later. As summer transitions to fall, the last 80-degree day is occurring later and later. In the Arctic, permafrost is thawing, and in coastal areas, high tide floods are increasing with sea level rise. Farmers throughout the world are contending with irregular seasons, stronger rains, and more severe droughts. In recent weeks, devastating wildfires have been burning in Northern California. As these examples show, the manifestations of climate change are diverse and varied. By witnessing the changes that affect each of us locally, as well as the ones that can be made visible from afar, it is possible to bridge the gaps between scientific abstractions and the world around us.
Photographers have captured time-lapse imagery to help document the visible effects of climate change. The Sólheimajökull Glacier in Iceland has been shrinking dramatically in recent years. Justin LaBerge/Flickr
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