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Antarctica: The Global Warning

YESTERDAY WE DISCUSSED THE IMPACT OF A HUMAN PRESENCE IN ANTARCTICA. OUR ACTIONS ARE ALSO TAKING A TOLL FROM A DISTANCE.  MEET A PHOTOGRAPHER WHO’S DOCUMENTING THE DANGER ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.

THE CONSEQUENCES OF RISING TEMPERATURES AT THE POLES ARE DRAMATIC, BUT THEY’RE SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE TO SEE TO BELIEVE.  ENTER PHOTOGRAPHER SEBASTIAN COPELAND.

THROUGH VIVID IMAGES OF FLOATING GLACIERS AND MELTING SEA ICE, COPELAND IS HELPING PEOPLE LITERALLY SEE THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING ON THIS FRAGILE FRONTIER. 

COPELAND: IT CONNECTS YOU EMOTIONALLY.  IT GIVES YOU A VISCERAL, A SENSORIAL, A VISUAL ATTACHMENT TO AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SOMETIMES CAN FEEL REALLY REMOTE.

THE PHOTOS HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK AND COMPILED INTO A BOOK CALLED ANTARCTICA: THE GLOBAL WARNING.  SOME CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ONLINE AT ANTARCTICA BOOK DOT COM.

THE ENVIRONMINUTE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES AND THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS.  LEARN MORE BY VISITING ENVIRONMINUTE-DOT-COM.