Staring at the devastated shores and towns of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Laurence Smith had one thing on his mind: melting glaciers.
To this geography professor who studies melting ice sheets in the Arctic, the vast damage of the hurricane was a testament to global warming, rising sea levels and more violent storms throughout the world.
"If you walk anywhere along that coast, (the destruction) goes for miles and miles," he said. Read more...
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Professor Laurence Smith traveled around the world to many destinations, including the glaciers of the Arctic, in preparation for writing a book on global warming. (Photo courtesy of Laurence Smith)