Seven adventures disappearing on a changing planet
Published 14 May 2019, 14:30 BST, Updated 14 May 2019, 15:49 BST
Headlamps shine through the night at Khumbu Basecamp on Mount Everest.
Photograph by Jake Norton, Aurora
Under a night sky, an ice climber thwacks his way up the ice of Athabasca Glacier, which is rapidly retreating due to warmer temperatures.
Photograph by Paul Zizka, Aurora
Highline athlete Thomas Spoettl takes a break on an exposed highline in the Austrian Alps while paraglider pilots pass by in the background. The glaciers of the Alps are also retreating.
Photograph by Sebastian Wahlhuetter, Aurora
Two scuba divers explore the Great Barrier Reef, located in the South Pacific Ocean. Since 2016, half of the reef’s coral has been bleached to death.
Photograph by Jeff Hunter, National Geographic
A scientist searches for extreme form of life climbs out of a volcanic steam cave on Mount Erebus, Antarctica, the coldest, driest, windiest continent on Earth. Climate change in Antarctica is causing the ice sheets to melt, which could drastically raise sea levels. Volcanic activity just adds to the instability.
Photograph by Alasdair Turner, Aurora
National Geographic Explorer Steve Boyes and his Okavango Wilderness Project team work to protect the most biodiverse place in Africa, Okavango River Basin. The incredible wildlife in this area is threatened by human development and unrest.
Photograph by James Kydd, National Geographic
A kayaker paddles near incredible icebergs in Lago Gray, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, South America. Icebergs have been breaking off the glaciers more frequently, which scientists attribute to rising temperatures.
Photograph by Marco Simoni, Aurora
