Photostory the adverse effects of humanity on our planet's climate.

This crack in the Petermann Glacier in Greenland ever finally gets going, creating a huge iceberg drift. Each year, Greenland's glaciers are separated in the sea, adding water level. (Nick Cobbing / Greenpeace)


Arctic sea ice melts each summer, but scientists fear that human emissions of greenhouse gases affect the reverse natural process. Since then, in 1979 began tracking the ice by satellite, in 2009 there was the third largest ice retreat. These satellites were used to track the range of ice July 1 (top) and 7 September, when there was the lowest point of the summer. Experts National Data Center on snow and ice is said that the last two years have the lowest level of the ice, and forecasts for the next three years is not very comforting. (NASA via Reuters)


Climate change also affects the ecosystem of the ocean - from coral reefs to fish populations. These fishermen on the island of Bali live in an area known as the "Coral Triangle" because of its diversity of coral species. But the increase in water temperature, sea level change and water with carbon dioxide can destroy this coral kingdom. (Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP - Getty Images)


Reefs like this in Batangas Bay south of Manila, Philippines, give life not only tiny corals, but the fish that live and feed on the reefs. (Dennis M. Sabangan / EPA)


Rare, endangered blue whale swims off the coast of Long Beach, California. Several years ago, the blue whale is almost impossible to be seen along the coastline of California, but their migration and eating habits are changing. Scientists believe that climate change will affect the power of blue whales - the largest mammals on Earth. (David McNew / Getty Images)


People living in the Indian Ocean in the Maldives built this towering island in the 1990s, to "break away" from rising sea levels. The main island of the country - Mail - more flat, and many fear that the end of the century, living here a nation can simply disappear. (Amal Jayasinghe / AFP - Getty Images)


Attempts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases caused by the burning of fossil fuels include the construction of structures for wind energy. This wind power plant - the largest station located in the water - was built in 2009 on the west coast of Denmark near Esbjerg. Platforms fixed to the ocean floor. (Bob Strong / Reuters)


Schoolchildren planting mangrove trees in the reserve in Jakarta, Indonesia. Growing on many coasts, mangrove plants are natural help against storm surges and rising sea levels even. (Bagus Indahono / EPA)


Deforestation is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries. This area of ​​forest in Indonesia has been cleared for the construction of factories for the production of palm oil. (John Novis / Greenpeace)


Experts warn that global warming will lead to even more severe drought in parts of the world such as southern Brazil, where the period of drought in 2009 made similar field entirely fruitless. (Vagner Guarezi / AP)


Rare species - red-eyed drevesnitsa - resting on a leaf in the nature reserve in Heredia, Costa Rica. The number of tropical frogs fell sharply, and scientists report that an increase in temperature prevents them to adapt quickly to changing conditions. (Kent Gilbert / AP)


Suburb of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, is a perfect candidate for the so-called climate "megakatastrofy" which, as the UN warns, can be sharp fluctuations in nature from extreme heat to flooding. (Riccardo Gangale / AP)


These farmers in western Uganda use water obtained from a glacier on top of Mount Rwenzori, however, like many glaciers around the world, this is also starting to decline sharply. (Walter Astrada / AFP - Getty Images)


Squatter house destroyed during the protection program savannas of the central region of Brazil. Illegal cultivation of land and settlements destroyed tens of thousands of square kilometers of forest in the last few years. Now there is an active logging and other plants that would help curb climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. (Stringer / brazil / Reuters)


Beijing is known for its constant smog - unchanged prosledstviem pollution in the city. Attempts to reduce the amount of exhaust gases by making cars more environmentally friendly, made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions a secondary effect. (Ng Han Guan / AP)


China launched a program to clean energy, the construction of nuclear reactors, such as this one in Zhejiang province. Although nuclear waste and are themselves a source of pollution, nuclear energy does not produce greenhouse gases. (Eugene Hoshiko / AP)


Worker unloads coal train Ksiangfane, China. The country continues to depend on thermal power plants based on coal - the main source of carbon dioxide emissions. (Stringer / china / REUTERS)


The Colorado River in the United States is a striking example of the direct impact of the effects of temperature increase. The river system, providing water most of California, has changed dramatically because of drought and increasing populations in the west. (Matt York / AP) effects


US President Barack Obama (left) visited Air Force Base in Las Vegas, where there is a large plant for the development of solar energy. (Pool / Getty Images)


US still rely on coal energy due to its prevalence and relative cheapness. Critics report that carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of coal is enormous, and that the process of its production involves the removal of mountaintops - which is what happens in this photo on the mountain Keyford, West Virginia. (Jeff Gentner / AP)


Beetles and forest fires have sharply reduced in the Western Hemisphere, like that in Canada. Scientists say that in the future the burning of forests can only aggravate the situation with global warming. (Darryl Dyck / AP)


Thermal power plants using coal lift excess of the power plant in Poland - the largest in the world - emits soot and carbon dioxide. However, without them can not manage the economy and energy industry worldwide. This infrastructure is not soon disappear, so scientists are looking for ways to secure storage of carbon dioxide to reduce the negative impact on the climate. (Peter Andrews / Reuters)