schmevil | art and climate change

1. Find more Carlos Ramos at The Corey Helford Gallery along with other great stuff, including robot boxing.

2. Paper and cardboard miniature. Photographed. Find more from Jasper de Beijer at Fette-Gallery.

3. Mixed media. Find more Amy Rice at Blue Bottle Art.

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Artic Ice: Going, Going, Gone

There's a 50-50 chance that the North Pole will be ice-free this summer, which would be a first in recorded history, a leading ice scientist says. The weather and ocean conditions in the next couple of weeks will determine how much of the sea ice will melt, and early signs are not good, said Mark Serreze. He's a senior researcher at the National Snow and Ice Data Center and the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo. The chances for a total meltdown at the pole are higher than ever because the layer of ice coating the sea is thinner than ever, he said. "A large area at the North Pole and surrounding the North Pole is first-year ice," Serreze said. "That's the stuff that tends to melt out in the summer because it's thin."

Seth Borenstein
Associated Press @ Discovery News
June 30, 2008

Climate Change Causing Significant Shift In Composition Of Coastal Fish Communities

A detailed analysis of data from nearly 50 years of weekly fish-trawl surveys in Narragansett Bay and adjacent Rhode Island Sound has revealed a long-term shift in species composition, which scientists attribute primarily to the effects of global warming.

Science Daily
June 30, 2008

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And finally, ART+CLIMATE CHANGE.

* Cape Farewell, a site dedicated to cultural responses to climate change, particularly in the form of art.

* Will Climate Change Be Good For Canada? A visual essay.