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This piece combines rigid, measured definitions of space with the lush organic movements of nature. The Reflections Series speaks to issues such as ocean awareness, threatened species, and water temperatures. Ultimately, the piece seeks to amplify today's contemporary landscapes in crisis.

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One of the featured artworks is “Reflections Series Blue Current” by Dodd Holsapple.
Year and Medium: 2022, mixed medium acrylic paint on canvas

It isn’t just “gross.” It’s a climate-driven public health threat. Warmer waters and heavier rains favor toxic algae — like the red tide pictured here. Harmful algal blooms are linked to many illnesses in humans. As temperatures rise, so do the public health impacts. Photo by Scripps.

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Wildfire smoke is projected to increase across the western U.S. by mid-century. Warming-driven increases in fine smoke particles could make smoke one of the most costly health impacts of climate change in the US. Wildfire smoke isn’t just a seasonal nuisance — it’s a growing public health hazard.

This painting shows the beauty of the huge built environment and the colors and forms of nature. It also shows the stark problem of drought and overuse of water as populations grow, particularly in areas that are not predisposed to large human cities and agriculture. The bone-like wall of the shrinking lake should be a wakeup call to us all.

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One of the featured artworks is “Droughts Edge Illuminated” by Jon Bradham.
Year and Medium: 2021, oil on linen

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Text: Key Message 1. Climate Change Is Harming Human Health. Image: Vile, disease-carrying arthropods on human skin.

Text: Regional examples of climate-sensitive infectious diseases. Image: US map with disease vectors and environmental pathogens. (See legend image for more.)

Text: Some climate-sensitive infectious diseases are expected to see expanded geographic range and extended seasonality. Image: Legend for regional map describing disease vectors and hosts, environmental pathogens, and associated diseases.

Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases account for approximately 80% of all reported cases of vector-borne diseases in the US, and have steadily increased over the last 20 years due to multiple factors, including climate change. Image: Photo of warning sign for a tick-infested area.

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Yearly global temps compared to the pre-industrial average. Despite some differences, all data sources show more red bars than blue ones—evidence of long-term global warming. #ShowYourStripes #ClimateForUs

Glaciers sing. Blueberries listen. Informed by the work of Julie Cruikshank and Dr. Janelle Marie Baker, this piece considers how place and beings are defined, and seeks collective action towards equitable, livable futures. Embedded underneath the images are translations of “glacier” and “blueberry” from English to Lingít Yoo X̲ʼatángi, the language of my home in Lingít Aaní, also known as Southeast Alaska. As a non-Native living within these lands, learning the Lingít language is a step towards decolonizing. Definitions come from the Tlingit Dictionary, edited by X̲ʼunei Lance Twitchell.

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One of the featured artworks is “sít’ // kanat’a” by Katie Ione Craney.
Year and Medium: 2023, silver foil, photo transparencies

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It’s uncertain whether this spike will be short-lived, or whether these temperatures—hovering near 2.7˚ Fahrenheit (1.5˚ Celsius) warmer than the planet’s pre-industrial temperature—will be a new launching-off point for accelerated warming. [8/8]

Some analysis points a finger at a second “unmasking” of the global warming trend due to reduced pollution from shipping fuels following new regulations. Another part of it could be the transition from a multi-year La Niña (often cools global temps) to an El Niño (often boosts global temps.) [7/8]

Even compared to this accelerated trend, however, the temperatures at the end of the series—2023, 2024, and 2025—are unusual. Experts are exploring the possible causes of this exceptional warmth. [6/8]

As a global effort to reduce air pollution’s harmful health and ecological impacts (like acid rain) got underway in the mid-1970s, the global warming trend due to rising greenhouse gases was significantly umasked. The upward path of all the lines becomes much steeper. [5/8]

In the mid-1900s, greenhouse gases were still rising, but their warming influence was offset by significant air pollution. Air pollution particles can scatter and reflect incoming sunlight, causing cooling, and they can change clouds in ways that also increase cooling. [4/8]

From 1850 through about 1910, yearly temperature bounced pretty evenly between cooler than average (below the dashed line) and warmer than average (above it) due to natural variability in the climate system. By the early 1920s (following the end of WWI), temps were rising in all datasets. [3/8]

This is yearly global surface temperature compared to the pre-industrial average from the start of the modern temperature record in 1850 to the present. The dashed gray line at zero represents the average temperature from 1850-1900. [2/8]

It can take science orgs a bit of time after the end of the year to stitch together all the observations of global surface temperature into an annual picture. All 5 of the major datasets are now available, so we’ve put together the latest annual update. #ClimateFacts #ScienceMatters [1/8]

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My painting is a take on the famous 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte' painting by Georges Seurat. In the original painting, people are enjoying a nice day in the park. My reimagined painting includes a fiery sky, polluted water, and suffering people. These are all effects of climate change that have begun to occur. My painting also shows a wealthy person, who has the luxury of ignoring the problems. I believe this will all worsen if something isn't done to reverse this tragedy.

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us. One of the featured artworks is “Sunday in the Park with Climate Change” by Mikaela R. Year and Medium: 2023, watercolor. Link to the full Art X Climate gallery in comments.

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