Copa Grande, Peru
Copa Grande is a small farming village at the foot of
the Copa glacier, in the Peruvian Andes. In twenty or
thirty years the glaciers might be gone,
and there will be no more water.





Demonstration of Peruvian chaquitaclla (foot plow)
Courtesy: Maria Scurrah. Right-click to play again

A Quest for a Perfect Potato
2008 was the Year of the Potato. In Peru, the
home of the potato, potato farmers
are now adapting to the change in climate.

Climate Change in South America
Although many developing countries do not emit
a lot of greenhouse gases themselves,
there are already plenty of signs of
climate change

 

Courtesy: Tom Nash
Glaciologist Lonnie Thompson
For more than thirty years, Lonnie Thompson
has been hiking up to remote tropical glaciers
around the world.
He has been collecting ice samples,
and proof that climate change is becoming
an increasing problem.

Alaska: Signs of Climate Change
Climate Change is not just about melting ice sheets
in Greenland and Antarctica. Alaskan cities
are also experiencing global warming.



The Permafrost Tunnel
The climate has changed many times before in history.
Something that is obvious when you visit
the Permafrost Tunnel, where you can
walk back some 40,000 years in time.



Bio Fuels
Instead of using food like corn to make ethanol -
how about using switch grass and refuse
to fuel our cars?




Climate Change and Aerosols
Local air pollution is bad for our health. But
some of the sulfates in the air pollution
can also shield us from the greenhouse effect.




The Bolivian Rain Forest
The rain forest is disappearing quickly.
And as it does, millions of tons of
greenhouse gases that were earlier sequestered
in the plants, may now be released.




Glaciers in South America
Water, may be a scarce commodity in the future.
As glaciers in South America melt, many major
cities may soon have a problem providing
their inhabitants with drinking water.




Alaska and Climate Change
Alaska has been called the climate change canary.
Along the northern coast, the sea ice is retreated
changing the lives of the indigenous people living there.




Tibet: Melting Glacier
Naimona'nyi is one of the glaciers providing
water for the Indus, Brahmaputra and
Ganges Rivers. But the glaciers has started
melting from both the top and the bottom.



Climate Change and National Security
As the sea ice in the Arctic continues to retreat, it has
made the Arctic Sea more accessible. Which in turn has
created renewed fear for national security.




Chile: Local Pollution - and Global
Chile's President, Michelle Bachelet, recently
announced a new environmental plan.
It includes money to encourage people to leave their cars
at home, and commute on two wheels instead.



Alternative Cars
California will cut its emissions of greenhouse
gases by 25 percent by the year 2020. One fourth has
to come from vehicles.



Increased emission
California Professor warns of
rapidly increased emissions of
greenhouse gases.



President Obama and Climate Change
"If we invest $150B over ten years for clean energy,
not only can we put a stop to global warming,
but we can also stop sending a billion dollars a day
to foreign nations."



The Cost of Climate Change
Society's cost for repair and maintenance of
buildings, roads, water- and sewage pipes
will increase by 20 percent
due to climate change.