Satellite images from the Arctic ice pack in September 2005 and again in September 2007: The Arctic ice pack is most extensive in the month of September. Yet NASA, which has been mapping it annually since 1979, has measured a 13 percent drop in its surface area per year. Photo credit: NASA
In the lead up to COP21, the Paris climate talk, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change has put together 10 images that show a changing world. From the impacts of melting glaciers to species extinction to communities facing sea level rise, these images reflect the reality of climate change.
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