Physical Environment
Greenland is the second largest mass of ice in the world, and the edges are already melting, putting as much as 50 cubic km (12 cubic miles) of fresh melt water into the north Atlantic each year. This is already raising sea levels across the world but could also slow down or turn off the massive current that carries warmth from the tropics to north west Europe. The current makes Britain and Norway 5°C (9°F) warmer than they would otherwise be. Scientists believe the fresh water is already slowing down this north Atlantic conveyor and could halt it completely causing catastrophic climate change in Europe. A £20 million research project has been launched to find out exactly what is happening.
Paul Brown
Environment Correspondent, The Guardian
I have been doing an Arts project themed Sacred Landscapes -Fragile Earth. I started to undertake mini Treks and visits to some remote areas and afterwards on my return to my studios I start to create paintings using some of that inspiration . I paint large canvases to try and evoke some debates about these landscapes and what is happening to these landscape through using the subject of Art.
During the past four years I have visited the Sahara Desert, Snowdonia, Highlands of Scotland, Iceland, The Arctic Norway, and this August I have spent 4 weeks in East Greenland at Ittorqootmiit and Tasaliiqa.
The landscape was amazing and would like to return to actually create further art work but out in the field, rather then in the village. The question is funding and timescale.
Anyway if you are in the area of Northampton on the 8thlat me know and I will give you details of my exhibiton.
Next week I am having a one man exhibition at the Northampton museum.
I am sure that a warming world need the art more then ever before