Animation of Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Volume 1979-2012

Brendan DeMelle DeSmog
onApr 29, 2013 @ 10:25 PDT

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

This new animation created by Andy Lee Robinsonย depicts Arctic Sea Ice minimum volumes reached every September since 1979.ย It’s a depressing sight, for sure. Andy makes it a little less difficult to view with his own piano sountrack, a composition called โ€œIce Dreamsโ€:


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

Brendan DeMelle DeSmog
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.

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