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.

‘Utterly Abusive’: First Nations United Against Mark Carney’s Alberta Pipeline Plans

ByMitch Anderson

onDec 2, 2025 @ 07:48 PST

By tying the project’s fate to Indigenous “equity,” Carney saddles groups with the blame, and potentially the bill, if they move to stop a pipeline they oppose.