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20 Amazing Images Attributed to Global Warming

By Mysi Anne via Flickr
By Mysi Anne via Flickr

Global warming has been discussed and debated until we’re all about sick of hearing the debates and discussions. Instead of analyzing scientific data or arguing over who’s to blame for climate change, take a look at these intriguing global warming images of the shocking and unusual changes we’ve experienced in recent years. These oddities may or may not prove that global warming is real in your book, but they’re amazing nonetheless!

Vegas Wonderland

December 2008, Las Vegas sees their first big snowfall in 30 years.

Sheffield Underwater

June 2007 floods in Sheffield UK. Photo by Random_Dave
June 2007 floods in the UK. Photo by Random_Dave

Extreme Weather in the Land Down Under

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skrnDGl1LxQ[/youtube]

The Heat is On in Southern Cal

2007 California wildfires Malibu. Photo by kia40671
2007 California wildfires Malibu. Photo by kia40671

Northwest Forest Massacre

Tree death rates in old growth forests have doubled in the last 50 years. Photo by Weatherbox
Tree death rates in old growth forests have doubled in the last 50 years. Photo by Weatherbox

Ike the Terrible

Galveston Island, TX underwater 2 days before its Sept.14, 2008 landfall. AP Photo by David Phillip
Galveston Island, TX underwater 2 days before Ikes Sept.14, 2008 landfall. AP Photo by David Phillip

Goodbye Froggy

Frog populations have been declining around the world since the late 1980s. Green frog by Hamed Saber
Frog populations have been declining around the world since the late 1980s. Green frog by Hamed Saber

Dry in the Southeast

Lake Alatoona in Georgia near the public side of a campground swimming area during the widespread dread of 2007. Photo by mjn9
Lake Alatoona in Georgia near the public side of a campground swimming area during the widespread drought of 2007. Photo by mjn9

Icy China

The worst winter weather in half a century left thousands without electricity, homes, and transportation in early 2008.
The worst winter weather in half a century left thousands without electricity, homes, and transportation in early 2008.

We’re Not in Kansas

Feb. 2008, at least 48 deaths blamed on tornadoes from Texas to Indiana.
Feb. 2008, at least 48 deaths blamed on tornadoes from Texas to Indiana.

Definitely Not Kansas

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyWxlml_YjQ[/youtube]

Hot, Hot, Hot

This summer's undergarments will be invisible. Image from focalplane
This summer's undergarments will be invisible. Image from focalplane

The Dry Sunburned Country

Victorian side of Lake Hume during 2007 drought. Photo by suburban bloke
Victorian side of Lake Hume during 2007 drought. Photo by suburban bloke

Humongous Twister

This tornado touched down briefly in Mitchell County, Iowa in June 2008. AP Photo by Lori Mehmen
This tornado touched down briefly in Mitchell County, Iowa in June 2008. AP Photo by Lori Mehmen

An Icy 2007 for the Eastern US

Ice in Texas during the January storm that created an icy mess up and down the east coast. Photo by jonmatthew photography
Ice in Texas during the January storms that created winter chaos up and down the east coast. Photo by jonmatthew photography

Katrina the Devastater

The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Bay St. Louis, MS - tires still look good anyway! Photo by St Louis Garage
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Bay St. Louis, MS - tires still look good anyway! Photo by St Louis Garage

Texas Flames Continue to Blaze

Already responsible for the destruction of 6 homes and over 6200 acres, as well as a death, extreme wildfires continue to ravage Texas. AP/The Reporter-News, Ronald W. Erdrich
Already responsible for the destruction of 6 homes and over 6200 acres, as well as a death, extreme wildfires continue to ravage Texas. AP/The Reporter-News, Ronald W. Erdrich

Monster Typhoons

Typhoon Saomai claimed over 100 lives and more than 50,000 homes in China, Aug. 2006. The worst storm in half a century. Via National Geographic
Typhoon Saomai claimed over 100 lives and more than 50,000 homes in China, Aug. 2006. The worst storm in half a century. Via National Geographic

Hurricane Omaha

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMVMsH9iRmo&feature=related[/youtube]

Worst Storm in a Century

July, 2007 - heavy rain, wind, and lightening trapped hundreds and destroyed homes in Chongqing, China. Image via ChinaDaily.com
July, 2007 - heavy rain, wind, and lightening trapped hundreds and destroyed homes in Chongqing, China. Image via ChinaDaily.com

6 thoughts on “20 Amazing Images Attributed to Global Warming”

  4. yes our children, their children…will pay for our mistakes/greet.
    ironically
    we pay , big cars..lists goes on.
    they suffer.

    ronmann

  5. yes our children, their children…will pay for our mistakes/greet.
    ironically
    we pay , big cars..lists goes on.
    they suffer.

    ronmann

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