The hottest July on record came to a close last week, and as climate change deniers continue to ignore the obvious, I thought of two very real examples of the impact of global warming.
On the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island, Franz Josef Glacier (pictured above) has retreated several kilometers since the 1840s, a distance made all the more real because of the hike along the valley floor to the face of the glacier. About 150 years ago, the glacier covered the spot where tourists park today. Continue reading »
