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Artist captures the impact of climate crisis over 150 years on Mont Blanc
Paintings from a climb that retraced an 1800s route on western Europe’s highest mountain reveals the extent of the peak’s melting ice.
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‘It’s positive, not apocalyptic’: Can climate change art help save the planet?
The climate emergency has inspired a raft of disquieting art, and opinion is divided as to whether it encourages action or despair. But some artists and venues are showcasing a more optimistic vision of tomorrow’s world.
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Climate change menaces China's ancient heritage sites
Ancient Buddhist murals in northwestern China are under "direct threat" as a result of unprecedented levels of rainfall brought about by climate change, researchers said on Monday.
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Vienna museum uses tilted paintings to spark climate conversations
The ‘A Few Degrees More’ exhibition at the Leopold Museum shows how disruptive a few degrees can be.
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Stitches for Sapmi: A Sami artist’s fight against climate change
Climate change as seen through the eyes of world-renowned Sami artist and activist Britta Marakatt-Labba.
What does Chicago have in common with Pakistan? In the future, it may
Conceptual artist Jonathan Keats is exploring how changing climates will impact the foods we eat—and what we can learn from other cultures to help us adapt.
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What centuries-old Indian court paintings tell us about climate change
In “Monsoon Mood,” the latest episode of the Smithsonian podcast Sidedoor, host Lizzie Peabody digs into a 300-year-old artistic revolution—one that has surprising new relevance in the 21st century as we look for ways to forestall catastrophic climate change.
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