Global Warming Hot Spots In Pictures
Philippines: Climate change has made flooding worse. As a result of global warming, average global sea levels have been rising around 3 millimeters per year.
Murcia, Spain: Less rain is falling in southern Spain than used to be the case.
St. Peter-Ording, Germany: The level of the North Sea has been rising more quickly in recent years.
Büsum, Germany: Since 1900, the level of the North Sea has risen by approximately 20 centimeters.
Andes: Some glaciers in the Peruvian Andes have already shrunk significantly, which ultimately could become a problem for drinking water supplies.
Arctic: Arctic sea ice is disappearing, with floes shrinking since the late 1970s at a rate of around 4 percent with each passing decade.
Pasterze Glacier, Austria: Glaciers now cover just half as much area in the Alps as they did in the middle of the 19th century.
Senegal: The western Sahel has been experiencing an increasing number of droughts since the 1970s.
South Africa: The southern part of Africa has seen an increasing number of heat waves.
