White House uses photo of Sólheimajökull glacier to highlight the need for action on climate change 4006

Yesterday the White House posted a photo of Sólheimajökull glacier to highlight the need for action on global climate change. The photo was taken by National Geographic’s James Balog in July of this year. Balog has documented the receding of the glacier since 2007, creating a time lapse video showing the dramatic effects of climate change.

 

As President Obama gathers with world leaders at the #COP21 to discuss how we combat climate change on a global scale, we're highlighting some of your photos that show the very real effects of climate change on our environment. Follow the President on his trip at go.wh.gov/ClimateTalks. This regram from @NatGeo's @James_Balog shows the once-magnificent glacier in Sólheimajökull, Iceland, through the lens of a time-lapse camera. Running continuously for more than eight years, the camera has captured the dramatic shift of this receding glacier. #ActOnClimate

A photo posted by The White House (@whitehouse) on

Nov 30, 2015 at 1:17pm PST

The dramatic time lapse video, which covers the years 2007-2014 is accessible on the website of the Earthvision Institute.

Yesterday the White House posted a photo of Sólheimajökull glacier to highlight the need for action on global climate change. The photo was taken by National Geographic’s James Balog in July of this year. Balog has documented the receding of the glacier since 2007, creating a time lapse video showing the dramatic effects of climate change.

 

As President Obama gathers with world leaders at the #COP21 to discuss how we combat climate change on a global scale, we're highlighting some of your photos that show the very real effects of climate change on our environment. Follow the President on his trip at go.wh.gov/ClimateTalks. This regram from @NatGeo's @James_Balog shows the once-magnificent glacier in Sólheimajökull, Iceland, through the lens of a time-lapse camera. Running continuously for more than eight years, the camera has captured the dramatic shift of this receding glacier. #ActOnClimate

A photo posted by The White House (@whitehouse) on

Nov 30, 2015 at 1:17pm PST

The dramatic time lapse video, which covers the years 2007-2014 is accessible on the website of the Earthvision Institute.