How Climate Change is Reshaping Global Landscapes
Maya Ezzeddine
Retreating glaciers, shifting coastlines and spreading deserts: a look at how the physical world is changing.
Satellite images taken a few decades apart show how quickly some landscapes are changing.
Ice and water
Mountain glaciers are shrinking on every continent, affecting the rivers that millions of people rely on for drinking water and farming. Rising seas are reshaping low-lying coastlines and islands.
Land on the move
In dry regions, longer droughts are pushing deserts outward, while in the far north thawing permafrost is damaging roads and buildings. Communities are adapting, but scientists warn that the pace of change is accelerating.