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Taking inspiration from New York Times interactive project on Climate Change, a Pittsburg-based graphic artist and researcher, dabbled into this issue but in a completely different way.
Setting aside the sarcasm for a minute, climate change is seriously going to burn a hole in our pockets as civilization will struggle to create virtual defences against Mother Nature's onslaught in the coming decades.
There is no shortfall of research on the possible consequences of climatic changes that shall unfold if societies and industrial fraternity continue to follow their reckless regimen when it comes to resource use. Oh well! haven't we heard that line umpteen times already? Yet attitudinal changes seem a far reality still.
According to the IPCC reports, global sea levels are rising faster than we thought as the imbalance between terrestrial radiation and incoming solar energy is widening. As a consequence the ice sheets are melting virally. The estimates suggest that sea levels will rise by 6.6 feet by 2100, that is a good 20 to 30 feet than the existing water levels.
The first victims will be seaside towns and cities. Taking this as a serious cue, our artist for the day- Nickolay Lamm created illustrations of the "watery tourist traps of the future".
Lamm has used, topographical maps, Google Earth data besides the maps showing sea level changes by another graphic artist- Remik Ziemlinski, to re-create the imagery of how popular tourist destinations would look submerged at different water levels in the coming years.
His artwork is fascinating purely because of its social message and initiative he wants to convey- sustainable development. In the face of this danger staring at our face, Lamm has put up his hand to take responsibility to sound the winds of change. Hope all of us can take back something from his art.
Have a look at his illustrations below.
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| Jefferson Memorial |
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| Boston Harbor Hotel |
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| South Beach-I |
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| South Beach-II |
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| Washington Monument |
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| Statue Of Liberty |
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I believe and work for the cause of environment in my city. This is good creative project Nickolay. Its so relevant to the grave position the Earth is soon going to find itself in and we still haven't figured out the questions plaguing us, let alone finding solutions!!
Well said Suhana. Glad to know that you work towards improving the environmental issues of your city. We completely agree that environmental issues need to be addressed, and fast, in order to avoid disruptions to society.