Photo Credit: LESS IS MUIR IN ALASKA Muir Glacier, Alaska. Left: Sept. 2, 1892. Right: Aug. 8, 2005. 1892 photo taken by Harry Fielding; 2005 photo taken by Bruce F. Molnia. Courtesy of The Glacier Photograph Collection

The majority of scientists worldwide agree that climate change is real and likely caused by man though for many reasons there is debate among politicians and everyday folks about that. In the meantime our planet is changing. NASA has gathered images to show some of those changes. See for yourself.

Photo Credit: NASA; Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa Kilimanjaro Glacier top view and side view, photographed by NASA’s Landsat satellite on 17 Feb., 1993 (left) and again on 21 Feb., 2000 (right).

Each week State of Flux will feature images of different locations on planet Earth, showing change over time periods ranging from centuries to days. Some of these effects are related to climate change, some are not. Some document the effects of urbanization, or the ravage of natural hazards such as fires and floods. All show our planet in a state of flux.

Photo Credit: THE NEED FOR MEAD; NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS and the U.S./Japan ASTER science team.
Boulder Basin, the western part of Lake Mead, in Nevada/Arizona. Left: January 30, 2001. Right: April 28, 2004. Lake Mead is one of the largest reservoirs in the world, supplying water to California, Arizona, Nevada and Mexico, including the water-guzzling Las Vegas. Since 2000 the water level has been dropping at a fairly steady rate due to lower-than-average snowfall and as of July 2010, the lake is at 38 percent of its capacity. Between January 2001 and April 2004, the water level dropped 18 meters (59 feet), creating a series of new islands, as can be seen in these images.

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