Cambio climático

Un niño pasa junto a un dique en la costa norte de Yakarta (Indonesia) después de pescar con su padre. La mayor ciudad del sudeste de Asia se está hundiendo lentamente en el mar, en gran parte al consumo excesivo de agua subterránea.

Turistas chinos andan en la lengua del Glaciar Hailuogou. Es uno de 8.500 glaciares monzónicos de China y el más largo de 71 glaciares en la vertiente oriental del Monte Gongga. Los glaciares monzónicos se encuentran en altitudes más bajas y tienen un mayor riesgo por los efectos del aumento de las temperaturas y el cambio climático.

HEBEI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19: Smoke billows from smokestacks and a coal fired generator at a steel factory on November 19, 2015 in the industrial province of Hebei, China. China's government has set 2030 as a deadline for the country to reach its peak for emissions of carbon dioxide, what scientists and environmentalists cite as the primary cause of climate change. At an upcoming conference in Paris, the governments of 196 countries will meet to set targets on reducing carbon emissions in an attempt to forge a new global agreement on climate change. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)Kevin Frayer (GEtty images)

HIMEJI, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 21: The sun rises over the Kakogawa Industrial Area on November 21, 2015 in Himeji, Japan. The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference will be held in Paris from November 30 to December 11. The governments of 196 countries will meet to set targets on reducing carbon emissions in an attempt to forge a new global agreement on climate change. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

TOPSHOTS Handout picture released by the Espirito Santo State Press Office showing an aerial view of the Doce River--which was flooded with toxic lama after a dam owned by Brazilian Vale SA and Australian BHP Billiton Ltd burst early this month-- flowing into the Atlantic Ocean in Regencia, Espirito Santo State, Brazil, on November 24, 2015. AFP PHOTO/Espirito Santo State Press Office - FRED LOUREIRO