melting once they're gone the sun's heat stops getting reflected and starts getting absorbed speeding up global warming. the potsdam institute which specializes in climate research argues that without putting in place this afic human made climate protections the seas could rise by up to sixty meters. that's you know this is something long term but of course in the next few decades and by the end of the century these effects will have significantly negative impacts on cities which are often on the coastlines on. climate scientists say we need to address gly cut industrial greenhouse gas emissions traveling less by plane or by car and eating less meat as well. in the short term however both humans and animals are finding more immediate ways to cool down. well weeks of drought here in germany created tinder like conditions for a brush fire those burns numerous homes and injured at least thirty two people in