Documenting Climate Change by Air, Land and Sea

Beautiful photos, heartbreaking story. Thank you, Josh. I’m sharing this article with Margherita.

"Due to the drop in temperatures in the world, the regions destined to feel its impact are the great wheat-producing lands of the United States, Canada and the U.S.S.R. in the North. If this GLOBAL COOLING is not stopped by 1978, the world will run out of most cereal grains completely by the year 2000." All of these dire "predictions" will end up in the same laughable trash heap as this one did!

If only there were tours and trips that showed these changes - but no one wants to offend - so instead tourists all stay on the same itinerary, seeing the same old same old, while the planet changes under their feet.

The he lake is dry because of increased water removal from the rivers that fed it, for irrigation and mining, not global warming.

Brilliant!

I cannot thank you enough for your work. Show the world! The time is now!

Deeply moving and powerful. Thank you!

What a marvelous article with brilliant photography. I knew the Galapagos Islands were strictly regulated as to tourism but am even more glad after reading this to know they're far more stringent than I'd realized. The precious wildlife and marine and land ecosystems there are certainly deserving of all the protection they have, even though it makes it harder for us humans and for professional photographers like Josh Haner to visit and get close to them. What a magical experience it must have been underwater. I imagine a world where humanity treats all our wild creatures with such respect and care. Perhaps someday we will, when we realize we're losing so many species and their habitats. I hope we're not the last generation or two to witness the beauty, grace and biodiversity of our exquisite planet.

Beautiful and heartbreaking! Keep pushing, every little bit helps. Ignorance is not bliss. There is now a significant amount more water vapor, and our storms are getting wilder, while drought increases and water resources are being exploited to death in regions where people should not be watering their lawns and gardens, let alone fracking etc.

Maybe. but anyone that's "numb" to the sight of the plight of emaciated polar bears due to diminishing sea ice they rely on for hunting for food arguably has something wrong with them. it's like being numb to pictures of starving children, or the trophy hunters standing next to defenseless and now dead giraffes, big cats, elephants, rhinos, wolves, etc. that numbness reflects something inside that's already dead. or as Aldous Huxley wrote about in 'Brave New World,' more Soma anyone?

You’re photographs are beautiful, thank you. I just came back from the Galapagos and appreciate the awe you felt and show in the images. I enjoyed reading about your process and assume that these images are/ maybe used for a larger article/convo on climate change. When I review the photos I found them startling for sure but in my ear I hear naysayers saying “that doesn’t prove anything. The earth has always had deserts..” and on and on. What’s the best way to combat that? Before and after? How do the underwater Galapagos shots further the convo... Again, I know this snippet is more about your process than climate change, so I’m looking forward to the next step. Thank you for your eye.

Wonderful and so necessary! Future generations will be able to see where we they come from if they survive our ignorance. Perhaps sending Trump out alone, into the lake with his Brownie camera and no shirt (God help anyone who sees that) might drive the point home. On second thought, no chance.

Outstanding work.

thank you for this work. this is important documentation for the future when our losses by climate change become further realized.

Wonderful to see un/disturbed nature that I will not see + partially do not WANT to see to leave it untouched by humans.

Not really seeing how climate change is being documented in all of the photos presented...yes, a few of them show impacts of climate change, but the title is a bit misleading.

This article and the accompanying photos which are amazing deserve more prominence on the NYT website. Perhaps it could be reposted in a more visible spot. In the meantime, the care and effort expended on this vital topic are appreciated by this reader.

Phenomenal body of work. I have complete appreciation for the commitment, dedication, and process that went into creating this story. Excellent work.

Beautiful, compelling photos, and such important work.

Deep meaning of first picture , man and boat in dry flat land once a lake is worth everything said and and written. This is how geological history happens, once in the middle of North America , there was a sea, then changed and everything changed. When climate changes, it doesn't yield for humans or their technology. We the human should adapt the changes like all other living things. hence There was once fishes in this lake, now they are gone , so the human gone too.

In teaching Zen Buddhism in these dynamic times, I have to find windows into issues like climate change without generating reactions. These thoughtful and provocative images open us to connection with our natural world in a powerful way. They arouse empathy. From this place of empathy my practitioners can discover the impetus and means for addressing the effects of climate change in their own lives and community. With deep gratitude for this remarkable and informative work. Kanjin

Amazing work. Thank you for this reporting, article, photography.

Having returned from a trip of a lifetime to the Galapagos Islands last year all I can say is that it is the way the earth must have been before we humans got our hands on it! I am very happy it is as regulated as it is to keep what hit has intact. That is all I have to say!

Wonderful photos. Great work.

Lovely imagery. Was the Grand Prismatic Spring image taken before drones were banned?