climate warming
Jan
18
2025
A two-panel composition presents a robed biblical figure raising a staff beside an ark filled with animals under a caption stating a divine promise against future floods. The lower section depicts a landscape of flames consuming trees and structures beneath text declaring fire as the next method of destruction. The work responds to active wildfire events in California and surrounding regions during early 2025 by reworking the Noah narrative to address drought and temperature driven blazes rather than water. Publication timing aligns with ongoing recovery discussions in Los Angeles, Napa and Paradise areas affected by recent burns.
The cartoon depicts four armored horsemen on a grassy rise beneath a fiery sky. The foreground figure, labeled Wildfires, kneels and directs a flamethrower toward the right. Three additional horsemen behind carry shields marked Extreme Floods, Extreme Weather and Biodiversity Collapse. A speech bubble above the third rider reads Just Killing It. Large text at the bottom identifies the group as The Four Horsemen of the Climate Crisis. The image responds to ongoing wildfire seasons and broader climate impacts reported in late 2024 and early 2025.
Dec
11
2024
A political cartoon by Bill Day shows the Earth surrounded by speech bubbles calling for solar power, wind power, an end to deforestation and rising seas. The planet responds with a call to drill baby drill. The image highlights the tension between environmental concerns and fossil fuel extraction. It was published on December 11, 2024.
