A visual representation of the disastrous reality that is climate change: The apocalyptic consequences of climate change were felt especially hard last year, which was the third-hottest year on record, according to Bloomberg. The Copernicus Climate Change Service, which operates a series of satellites for the EU that collect data on weather, soil, air, and water, released dozens of striking images of forest fires, silted up bays, and parched fields in time for the European Geosciences Union’s annual meeting in Vienna on the issue of climate change.