Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper

Ashley Cooper (Ambleside, UK)

Ashley Cooper has been documenting the affects climate change for last 8 years. His work captures the impact of global warming, on people, places and wildlife. Ashley is the Chairman of the Langdale/Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team, the busiest mountain rescue team in the British Isles. He lives in Ambleside with his wife Jill and Border Collie, Tag.

Climate Change in the UK

Climate Change in the UK

Climate Change in the UK

A car washed away by the 2004 Carlisle floods after over 8 inches of rain fell in 48 hours.

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A car washed away by the 2004 Carlisle floods after over 8 inches of rain fell in 48 hours.

A car washed away by the 2004 Carlisle floods after over 8 inches of rain fell in 48 hours.

A protestor at the I Count climate change rally in London, protesting about the US governments dismal failure to tackle climate change.

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A protestor at the I Count climate change rally in London, protesting about the US governments dismal failure to tackle climate change.

A protestor at the I Count climate change rally in London, protesting about the US governments dismal failure to tackle climate change.

A four wheel drive vehicle is crushed by a tree toppled by 100 mph winds in a storm that blew over half a million trees in Cumbria in 2004.

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A four wheel drive vehicle is crushed by a tree toppled by 100 mph winds in a storm that blew over half a million trees in Cumbria in 2004.

A four wheel drive vehicle is crushed by a tree toppled by 100 mph winds in a storm that blew over half a million trees in Cumbria in 2004.

Emissions from a coal fired power station in Nottinghamshire UK .

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Emissions from a coal fired power station in Nottinghamshire UK .

Emissions from a coal fired power station in Nottinghamshire UK .

Day old Meadow Pipit chicks killed in the nest by moorland fires above Manchester in spring 2008. These fires started after a prolonged dry spell, unusual in the spring when the moors are usually wet after heavy winter rains.

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Day old Meadow Pipit chicks killed in the nest by moorland fires above Manchester in spring 2008. These fires started after a prolonged dry spell, unusual in the spring when the moors are usually wet after heavy winter rains.

Day old Meadow Pipit chicks killed in the nest by moorland fires above Manchester in spring 2008. These fires started after a prolonged dry spell, unusual in the spring when the moors are usually wet after heavy winter rains.

Resident escaping Toll Bar near Doncaster South Yorkshire UK hit by unprecedented floods during June 2007.

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Resident escaping Toll Bar near Doncaster South Yorkshire UK hit by unprecedented floods during June 2007.

Resident escaping Toll Bar near Doncaster South Yorkshire UK hit by unprecedented floods during June 2007.

A plane coming into land at Heathrow Airport in London behind the Climate Camp protest site where protestors campaigned against a third runway development at the site.

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A plane coming into land at Heathrow Airport in London behind the Climate Camp protest site where protestors campaigned against a third runway development at the site.

A plane coming into land at Heathrow Airport in London behind the Climate Camp protest site where protestors campaigned against a third runway development at the site.

A resident of Toll Bar in South Yorkshire UK searches for food after the village was cut off for a week by unprecedented flood waters in the summer of 2007.

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A resident of Toll Bar in South Yorkshire UK searches for food after the village was cut off for a week by unprecedented flood waters in the summer of 2007.

A resident of Toll Bar in South Yorkshire UK searches for food after the village was cut off for a week by unprecedented flood waters in the summer of 2007.

The January 18th, 2007 storm saw hurricane force winds lash much of the UK, killing 13 people. Blackpool promenade was closed as waves crashed over the sea wall flooding the road.

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The January 18th, 2007 storm saw hurricane force winds lash much of the UK, killing 13 people. Blackpool promenade was closed as waves crashed over the sea wall flooding the road.

The January 18th, 2007 storm saw hurricane force winds lash much of the UK, killing 13 people. Blackpool promenade was closed as waves crashed over the sea wall flooding the road.

Moutain Ecosystems

Moutain Ecosystems

Moutain Ecosystems

Melt water on the Greenland ice sheet near camp Victor north of Ilulissat.

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Melt water on the Greenland ice sheet near camp Victor north of Ilulissat.

Melt water on the Greenland ice sheet near camp Victor north of Ilulissat.

The Harding Icefield in Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska. In places up to 5000 feet thick but like all Arctic glaciers and ice sheets it is melting very rapidly and adding increasingly to sea level rise. The red vegetation in the foreground is Alpine Bearberry.

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The Harding Icefield in Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska. In places up to 5000 feet thick but like all Arctic glaciers and ice sheets it is melting very rapidly and adding increasingly to sea level rise. The red vegetation in the foreground is Alpine Bearberry.

The Harding Icefield in Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska. In places up to 5000 feet thick but like all Arctic glaciers and ice sheets it is melting very rapidly and adding increasingly to sea level rise. The red vegetation in the foreground is Alpine Bearberry.

A helicopter and jet plane fly over the rapidly retreating Argentiere glacier near Chamonix France.

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A helicopter and jet plane fly over the rapidly retreating Argentiere glacier near Chamonix France.

A helicopter and jet plane fly over the rapidly retreating Argentiere glacier near Chamonix France.

Icebergs from the Jacobshavn glacier or Sermeq Kujalleq drains 7% of the Greenland ice sheet and is the largest glacier outside of Antarctica. It calves enough ice in one day to supply New York with water for one year.

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Icebergs from the Jacobshavn glacier or Sermeq Kujalleq drains 7% of the Greenland ice sheet and is the largest glacier outside of Antarctica. It calves enough ice in one day to supply New York with water for one year.

Icebergs from the Jacobshavn glacier or Sermeq Kujalleq drains 7% of the Greenland ice sheet and is the largest glacier outside of Antarctica. It calves enough ice in one day to supply New York with water for one year.

Mountaineers from a mountain rescue team battle storm force conditions on Cairngorm to search for avalanche victims. As weather becomes more severe around the world mountain ranges are being hit by ever stormier weather.

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Mountaineers from a mountain rescue team battle storm force conditions on Cairngorm to search for avalanche victims. As weather becomes more severe around the world mountain ranges are being hit by ever stormier weather.

Mountaineers from a mountain rescue team battle storm force conditions on Cairngorm to search for avalanche victims. As weather becomes more severe around the world mountain ranges are being hit by ever stormier weather.

The mountaineer Mike Withers inspects water flowing in surface melt water channels on the Mer du Glace melting in summer heat Chamonix France Whilst glaciers have always melted in summer global warming is now accelerating this process leading to massive glacial retreat.

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The mountaineer Mike Withers inspects water flowing in surface melt water channels on the Mer du Glace melting in summer heat Chamonix France Whilst glaciers have always melted in summer global warming is now accelerating this process leading to massive glacial retreat.

The mountaineer Mike Withers inspects water flowing in surface melt water channels on the Mer du Glace melting in summer heat Chamonix France Whilst glaciers have always melted in summer global warming is now accelerating this process leading to massive glacial retreat.

Melting seracs on the snout of the Argentiere Glacier like most Alpine glaciers it is retreating rapidly due to global warming Chamonix France.

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Melting seracs on the snout of the Argentiere Glacier like most Alpine glaciers it is retreating rapidly due to global warming Chamonix France.

Melting seracs on the snout of the Argentiere Glacier like most Alpine glaciers it is retreating rapidly due to global warming Chamonix France.

A Mountaineer approaching the summit of the Brevent in front of Mont Blanc and the Aiguille du Mid whose glaciers are retreating rapidly due to global warming Chamonix France.

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A Mountaineer approaching the summit of the Brevent in front of Mont Blanc and the Aiguille du Mid whose glaciers are retreating rapidly due to global warming Chamonix France.

A Mountaineer approaching the summit of the Brevent in front of Mont Blanc and the Aiguille du Mid whose glaciers are retreating rapidly due to global warming Chamonix France.

Climbers ascend Mont Blanc Du Tacul above Chamonix. High altitude mountaineering has never been without its risks, but more and more mountaineers are being killed and injured as melting permafrost leads to greater stone fall and avalanche danger.

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Climbers ascend Mont Blanc Du Tacul above Chamonix. High altitude mountaineering has never been without its risks, but more and more mountaineers are being killed and injured as melting permafrost leads to greater stone fall and avalanche danger.

Climbers ascend Mont Blanc Du Tacul above Chamonix. High altitude mountaineering has never been without its risks, but more and more mountaineers are being killed and injured as melting permafrost leads to greater stone fall and avalanche danger.

Icebergs from the Jacobshavn glacier or Sermeq Kujalleq drains 7% of the Greenland ice sheet and is the largest glacier outside of Antarctica.

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Icebergs from the Jacobshavn glacier or Sermeq Kujalleq drains 7% of the Greenland ice sheet and is the largest glacier outside of Antarctica.

Icebergs from the Jacobshavn glacier or Sermeq Kujalleq drains 7% of the Greenland ice sheet and is the largest glacier outside of Antarctica.

The Russells Glacier draining the Greenland icesheet inland from Kangerlussuaq on Greenland's west coast. This glacier has speeded up in recent years and is also receding rapidly due to human induced climate change.

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The Russells Glacier draining the Greenland icesheet inland from Kangerlussuaq on Greenland's west coast. This glacier has speeded up in recent years and is also receding rapidly due to human induced climate change.

The Russells Glacier draining the Greenland icesheet inland from Kangerlussuaq on Greenland's west coast. This glacier has speeded up in recent years and is also receding rapidly due to human induced climate change.

Scientist Ian Bartholomew using dye tracing techniques as part of a study to measure the speed of the Russell Glacier near Kangerlussuag Greenland. The study is looking at how increasing quantities of melt water caused by climate change are affecting the glaciers.

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Scientist Ian Bartholomew using dye tracing techniques as part of a study to measure the speed of the Russell Glacier near Kangerlussuag Greenland. The study is looking at how increasing quantities of melt water caused by climate change are affecting the glaciers.

Scientist Ian Bartholomew using dye tracing techniques as part of a study to measure the speed of the Russell Glacier near Kangerlussuag Greenland. The study is looking at how increasing quantities of melt water caused by climate change are affecting the glaciers.