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TROPICOFCAPRWarmer+10%u00ba +15%u00baNORTHAMERICASOUTHAMERICAASIAANTARCTICAAUSTRALIABRAZILPERUBOLIVIAUNITED STATESGREENLANDWest AntarcticaPACIFICPACIFICINDIANOCEANARCTIC OCEANATLANTIC OCEANANTARCTICCIRCLEARCTICCIRCLETROPICOFCANCEEQUATOREUROPEINDIAHIMALAYAANDESDrying Out While the melting of glaciers may flood some areas of the Earth, in other places, global warming is making water disappear. Many scientists think the glaciers of the Himalayas and the Andes could disappear in this century. As a result, millions of people in India, Bangladesh, Bolivia, and Peru%u2014who depend on water from mountain glaciers like Chacaltaya%u2014could find themselves in acritical situation. An increasing number of heat waves and droughts worldwide also suggests global warming is having an impact on humans right now, and that it could change the face of the world in the future.How can we avoid these terribleconsequences? %u201cWe all have a role to play in saving our planet,%u201d says Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio, a producer of the documentary movie Before the Flood, which helped to raise awareness of the problem. DiCaprio believes that an immediate shift in people%u2019s attitude to climate change is needed. %u201cWe need to vote for leaders who understand the serious issues impacting our climate,%u201d he says. %u201cThere is no issue this important%u2014because the future of the planet is at%u00a0stake.%u201dEFOn average, the Earth has warmed 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit (0.83 degrees Celsius) since the late nineteenth century. Most of the warming has occurred since 1960.TROPICOFCAPRICORNCoolerWarmerNG STAFFSOURCES: STEVEN MOSHER AND ROBERT ROHDE, BERKELEY EARTHTemperature trend, 1960-2014Change in degrees Fahrenheit-5%u00baNo change +5%u00ba+10%u00ba +15%u00baNORTHAMERICASOUTHAMERICAASIAAFRICAANTARCTICABRAZILPERUGREENLANDWest AntarcticaPACIFICOCEANINDIANOCEANARCTIC OCEANANTARCTICCIRCLEARCTICCIRCLEEQUATORCHINAEUROPEBANGLADESHINDIAHIMALAYASANDES146Unit 10A