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Glacier from the air Changes in glaciers and ice caps provide some of the clearest indicators of climate change and impacts on global sea levels. The latest UNEP/World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) publication shows that there is mountin...

By Lawrence Hislop

Sinking stones of the protective seawall, Shishmaref, Alaska In Shishmaref, Alaska, there is an ongoing battle with the rising sea. Seawalls made of various materials are being constructed as houses are undermined by severe erosion on the coastline. A wall made of sandbags was th...

By Lawrence Hislop

Remnants of a village and former Stalin camp, Siberia Permafrost is a layer of earth that remains frozen solid throughout the entire year. Recent observations show that permafrost temperatures have increased during the last 20-30 years in almost all areas of the Northern He...

By Peter Prokosch

Shoreline in the Seychelles Environmental pressures in the Seychelles, a group of granitic islands located in the Indian Ocean, are greatest on the coastal plain where over 80% of the country's flat land occurs. Marine and coastal ecosystems of the...

By Lawrence Hislop

Spectacular rock formations in the Seychelles The Seychelles is a community consisting of 115 islands over 1,3 million square kilometers of the western Indian Ocean. Smoothed granite rocks such as this one are dotted over the islands. The Granitic Seychelles have be...

By Lawrence Hislop

Spectacular patterns caused by erosion, Seychelles. Rocks along the coast have been weathered, leaving dramatic formations.

By Lawrence Hislop

Spectacular rock formations in the Seychelles Boulders such as this one along the coast have been worn away, leaving dramatic formations.

By Lawrence Hislop

Gangplank into the sea, Seychelles The Seychelles Islands' main economic activities are (understandably) tourism and fishing. Both of these industries depend on the continued health and sustainable management of the islands' coastal and marine ecosystems...

By Lawrence Hislop

Channels in the sand, Seychelles The idyllic Seychelles employ about 30% of the workforce in the tourism industry, which also generates approximately 70% of the country's hard currency. Development on the islands is concentrated on narrow coastal zones ...

By Lawrence Hislop

Protective stone wall, Seychelles Various attempts have been made to protect the Seychelles Islands from further erosion. A protective sea wall is considered a "hard" engineering solution. Several sea walls which protected developments in the Seychelles ...

By Lawrence Hislop

Protective stone wall on artificial island, Seychelles Parts of the shoreline in the Seychelles has been reclaimed from the sea, by coastal reclamation. These artificial islands, located around the capital Victoria, have been built to relieve the development pressure on hill...

By Lawrence Hislop

Protective stone wall by the roadside, Seychelles Climate change and sea level rise are shaping the Seychelles Islands in spectacular and dramatic ways. Clefts in the sand on the beaches and spectacular rock formations are some of the more aesthetically pleasing changes...

By Lawrence Hislop

Leading edge of the Store Glacier, Greenland Store Glacier is 5.5 km wide at its front and is ranked 2nd or 3rd in iceberg discharge for west Greenland at 13.2 – 17.5 km3 year. Store Glacier is one of a number of remarkably stable Greenland ice sheet outlets amongs...

By Lawrence Hislop

Ice canyon in the Store Glacier According to available imagery dating back to 1964, Store Glacier has not significantly changed its front position in recent history. In Greenland as a whole, between 2000-2008 there has been 920 square kilometers of are...

By Lawrence Hislop

Detail of glacial ice According to available imagery dating back to 1964, Store Glacier has not significantly changed its front position in recent history. In Greenland as a whole, between 2000-2008 there has been 920 square kilometers of are...

By Lawrence Hislop

Aerial view of the Store Glacier in North West Greenland Store Gletscher, 5.5 km wide at its front, is ranked 2nd or 3rd in iceberg discharge for west Greenland at 13.2 – 17.5 km3 year. Store Glacier is one of a number of remarkably stable Greenland ice sheet outlets, having n...

By Lawrence Hislop

Icebergs in Uummannaq, Greenland The Arctic is a highly sensitive region that is being profoundly affected by the changing climate. Temperatures in this region are rising twice as fast at they are anywhere else in the world.

By Lawrence Hislop

Icebergs in Uummannaq, Greenland The Arctic is a highly sensitive region that is being profoundly affected by the changing climate. Temperatures in this region are rising twice as fast at they are anywhere else in the world. Once in the water, icebe...

By Lawrence Hislop

Clouds over peaks in Uummannaq, Greenland Uummannaq is home to 1400 people and 3000 dogs. This district boasts the largest number of Glaciers found in the one place.

By Lawrence Hislop

Foggy peak in Uummannaq, Greenland The Arctic is a highly sensitive region that is being profoundly affected by the changing climate. Temperatures in this region are rising twice as fast at they are anywhere else in the world. Sea ice covers parts of ...

By Lawrence Hislop

Icebergs in Uummannaq, Greenland A study by <a href= http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/earth20110308.html>NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory</a> in 2010 put Greenland and Antarctic Ice sheets as the dominant contributors to sea level rise, ahead o...

By Lawrence Hislop

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