Extreme Earth

May 06, 2017 09:26 pm | Updated 09:26 pm IST

The Great Barrier Reef underwent unprecedented second straight year of bleaching due to warming seas.

The Great Barrier Reef underwent unprecedented second straight year of bleaching due to warming seas.

Earth has been experiencing a surge in natural disasters, climate-related extreme events and high intensity typhoons in the last three decades. Here is a look at some of the peaks (read lows) we reached in different climate-change indicators in recent years.

 

Vanishing ice

In 2017, Antartci sea ice hit its lowest recorded level. Following images show the decreasing sea ice levels.

 

Data: NASA's Scientific visualisation studio, European Environmental Agency, NASA, Boston University, National Snow and Ice Data centre.

Text: AFP

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