In the first of National Geographic’s “Into Water” 360 series, travel by air, boat and jeep through the rugged Icelandic countryside with geographer and glaciologist Dr. M Jackson. She has spent the last decade documenting the incredible physical and cultural changes of the island nation as it experiences an unprecedented melting of its iconic ice. “Into Water: Iceland” is the first stop on an around the world 360 tour that documents the work of female Explorers who’ve dedicated their careers to water-related issues.
Across Germany, an alarming number of trees are falling ill and dying. Over the past two years 180,000 hectares of forest have disappeared, linked to extreme weather events and the proliferation of an aggressively spreading bark beetle.
More than 11,000 scientists from around the world have backed research that says the world is facing a climate emergency. The study, based on 40 years of data, says governments are failing to address the crisis. Writing in the journal Bioscience, the group says scientists have a moral obligation to warn humanity of catastrophic threats. Doctor Thomas Newsome from the University of Sydney is one of the lead authors. He says it’s not too late to act, but time is running out.
Image courtesy The Drone Way: Ben Stamatovich showing a bushfire burning at sunset near Balladonia, WA.
