LAST UPDATED ON SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2017 AT 7:04 PM BY ALEXANDRU MICU SNIPPET:
Timelapse of Miami, Florida. You can see some of the islands disappearing in the lower right.
The drying of the Aral sea, which is regarded as
one of the worst environmental disasters in modern history. Originally one of the largest inland seas/lakes in the world, with an area of 68,000 sq km (26,300 sq miles,) by 2014 it had largely dried up. Its eastern basin is now known as the Aralkum Desert.
Colombia Glacier, in Alaska,
becoming Colombia Water as
average temperatures increase.It’s an awesome testament to how far we’ve come as a species —
but also a terrible sight of how much damage we can unintentionally wreak upon the world around us. Full article with graphics referred to above:http://www.zmescience.com/science/google-timelapse-humanity-earth/