What if we did everything right? This is what the world could look like in 2050

Mar 11, 2020

Pieces of ice fall from the front of Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier near the city of El Calafate, in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, December 15, 2009. Scientists warn that glaciers in the Andes are melting because of the effects of climate change. According to studies, these accumulations of ice are thawing at a pace so fast that they could disappear in 25 years.

According to studies, these accumulations of ice are thawing at a pace so fast that they could disappear in 25 years. Image: REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA) - GM1E5CG0XS301

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