How climate change is making its mark on the world – pictures

By Sophie Yeo

Over the last century, climate change has transformed the surface of the planet.

Since the industrial revolution, humans have pumped more than 1,890 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, warming the planet by around 0.85C.

This heat has resulted in glaciers retreating, lakes shrinking and droughts spreading.

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