Animation of Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Volume 1979-2012

onApr 29, 2013 @ 10:25 PDT

If your roof is leaking, do you ignore it and hope it will fix itself?

This new animation created by Andy Lee Robinson depicts Arctic Sea Ice minimum volumes reached every September since 1979. It’s a depressing sight, for sure. Andy makes it a little less difficult to view with his own piano sountrack, a composition called “Ice Dreams”:

For the backstory on what got Andy started, head to this ClimateCrocks article.

By Brendan DeMelle

Brendan is Executive Director of DeSmog. He is also a freelance writer and researcher specializing in media, politics, climate change and energy. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Grist, The Washington Times and other outlets.

Pathways Alliance Paid Google to Advertise on ‘Greenwashing’ Searches

ByGeoff Dembicki

onApr 18, 2024 @ 13:22 PDT

It’s an effort by the oil sands group to deflect attention away from a long record of misleading climate claims, disinformation expert argues.

uk/Liz Truss Book Calls for Climate Laws to be Abolished and Boasts of Effort to Cancel UK COP Summit

ByAdam Barnett

onApr 18, 2024 @ 08:43 PDT

The former prime minister attacks flagship climate deals and makes false claims about electric vehicles, Russia’s influence on energy policies, and net zero.