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 writer focused on disinformation and corporate accountability.

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