WASHINGTON — As the Trump administration and numerous U.S. lawmakers, primarily conservatives, downplay the threat of climate change and take aim at policies to combat it, researchers are documenting undeniable transformations around the globe. Since 1966, climate change has reduced the size of 39 glaciers, some by as much as 85 percent. Here, we’ve selected images that specifically show how climate change is affecting landscapes in different parts of the world. The image below shows Glacier National Park in August 1984 (left), compared to August 2015 (right). In 1850, the area contained roughly 150 glaciers, compared to just 25 today, many “mere remnants of what they once were,” according to the National Park Service.

Source: Huffington Post May 22, 2017 22:29 UTC