(Ilya Katz, Israel,Photograph: Ilya Katz)
What does cartoonists & cartoons have to do with issues like global warming, climate change, floods, deforestation, carbon emissions, air pollution, salting of lakes etc.? (The list is quite long actually!). Most of us might dismiss the idea of laughing over grave issues mentioned above which are rapidly taking human lives around the globe. But the fact is cartoons can do something which huge texts and sermons (read lectures) on global warming or climate change can’t do! That’s “Awareness” in a bitter-sweet manner, a sarcasm which will force you to smile but think upon the situation as well. The work of around 150 artists from more than 50 countries makes it all clear and concrete at the competition organized by The Ken Sprague Fund.

(First prize: Coat Star, by Mikhail Zlatovsky, Russia,Photograph: Mikhail Zlatovsky)

Here’s what John Green, secretary of the fund has to say over cartoons on climate change: “Cartoons can reach parts that other arguments can’t. We have been inundated with doom-laden predictions and scientific facts on the inevitability of global warming, but here we can exorcise our fears. Powerful, uncompromising and uncomfortable images bring home to us what it will really mean - not a Costa del Sol on the Welsh coast and palm trees in the garden, but desertification, hunger and poverty.”

(Second place: Butterflies, by Constantin Ciosu, Romania,Photograph: Constantin Ciosu)

(Third place: The Hand, by Tawan Chuntraskawvong,Thailand,Photograph: Tawan Chuntraskawvong)

In other words, the cartoons that won accolades at the fund’s competition are tour de force if you have the eye for art and creativity laced with concern!

(Blind date, Stefano Gamboni,Italy,Photograph: Stefano Gamboni)

The first, second and third prizes were given to entries from Russia, Romania and
Thailand respectively. Those of you who think that cartooning is as easy is ordering a pizza over phone must realize these winners have been in this field for years which reflects in their posters as bitingly satirical, preposterously funny, acrid or even fatalistic take on grave eco-concerns of 21st century.

(Cartumagua, by Aluir Amancia, Brazil,Photograph: Aluir Amancia)

via: guardian

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To be sure, diraggiungere the target of 100% renewable energy and clean within 10 years we have overcome many obstacles. Currently, for example, we do not have a unified national network that is sufficiently advanced to connect the areas where the sun shines and the wind blows toward the city from east to west where the necessary electricity. The conditions of the infrastructure of our national network are often critical.

We talk continually emissions of C02 referring to the volumes released into the atmosphere. And often becomes really difficult to imagine such quantities. The CO2 there but not seen the video and that there port to hand, shows us how much the sole household level, it is fed through the use of balloons blacks…

Each balloon represents 50 gr. CO2 housewife. The campaign was desired by the State of Victoria in Australia.

It ‘an Italy divided in two in meteorological field. In the North mild temperatures and rain to South warm by August, because of the sirocco that raises temperatures for the next day. The Civil Protection launches today and tomorrow, ‘ “allerta2″ yellow sticker:

High temperature and weather conditions that may have adverse effects on health of the population at risk

for the city of Perugia, Florence, Bari, Pescara, Reggio Calabria and Palermo. The 26 cities monitored by the Civil Defence began May 15 and will continue throughout the summer until September 15. As Meteogiornale yesterday were beaten all records:

Fallen record of maximum temperature in Rome Fiumicino at 31.5 ° (previous record 31.4 ° in May 1977), in Civitavecchia with 30.6 ° (previous record 29.2 ° in May 2005) and Capri +36.4 ° (previous record +34.2 °). In the coming days we all’assalto other records.

But we see in detail what awaits us today and tomorrow and why we must be careful: from today until tomorrow afternoon are expected rains and storms in all regions of the north and centre. The winds undergo a strong intensification in particular, strong winds from the north / northeast on the northern regions and along the coastal areas tirreniche. The temperatures go up significantly today and tomorrow throughout the centre south, while the seas are mossi and tomorrow could be very mossi or agitated.