Film Climate

‘The Human Element’ makes the impacts of climate change feel real

A photographer documents how global warming is already affecting people’s lives

James Balog

ON THE SCENE  Photographer James Balog (shown here next to a California wildfire) documents how people’s lives are being affected by climate change.

© 2018 Matthew Kennedy/Earth Vision Institute

By Carolyn Gramling

- More than 2 years ago

Climate change, extreme weather events and debates over climate mitigation strategies dominated the news for much of the last year.