“STOP” GLOBAL WARMING
“STOP” GLOBAL WARMING
Global warming, or simply the rising temperature on earth, has become the most talked-about topic in past few decades. Human activities have greatly contributed to this problem. Along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels, and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
The scientific data indicates that the Earth’s surface temperature has increased by approximately 1.1°C since the pre-industrial period. The decade from 2011 to 2020 was the warmest on record, resulting in significant adverse effects on the natural environment and human health and well-being
Humans are mainly responsible for global warming and they are experiencing its consequences. If this trend persists, scientists warn of severe repercussions in the future. Due to this, awareness programs are being organised globally by various organisations and individuals.
Poster campaigns play a crucial role in raising awareness about the impact of accelerating temperatures on Earth and help creating a sense of urgency to take action. In today’s extreme busy societies, people have very limited time for extra activities such as reading articles, listening to news or discussions. A poster is designed so that the message can be absorbed by the human mind within a few seconds. A single striking visual and one strong line of words can be a beacon. posters are often displayed in the busiest places such as subway stations, tunnel roads, and community places. Thousands of passersby glance at them by passing.
This poster campaign has been designed to achieve that long term goal of increasing people’s awareness about rising temperature and the effect of plastic pollution.
DIGITAL DRAWINGS FOR THE POSTER
The rising temperature of the earth has been melting polar glaciers and ice sheets rapidly in the past two decades. This melting ice has mainly contributed to the sea level rise. shrinking ice will also cause the extinction of numerous species, as glaciers are the natural habitat of a a number of animals, both terrestrial and aquatic. Polar Bears tops the list of animals likely to become extinct due to habitat loss due to melting glaciers, followed by Emperor Penguin and Ringed Sea Lions.
SKETCH OF “PIRANHA”
Plastic products are becoming a very pressing issue for the world. Every year 19-23 million tonnes of plastic waste leaks into aquatic ecosystems, polluting lakes, rivers and seas. Each year, approximately eight million tons of plastic waste escape into the oceans from coastal nations. Trash is also carried to sea by major rivers, which act as conveyor belts, picking up more and more trash as they move downstream.
Plastic kills millions of animals annually, from birds, fish to other marine organisms. Most of the deaths to animals are caused by consumption, entanglement or starvation. sunlight, wind, and wave actions break down plastic waste into small particles which is called “microplastics”. Animals always consume them by mistaking for food. The worst outcome is, those discarded plastic returns to humans as part of the food chain causing many health hazards.
In the poster, a model of “piranha” fish, which is an aggressive predator in the water, has been replaced to a plastic waste weapon to show how plastics invading the water system like entering to a war.
Burning fossil fuels, cutting down trees, farming livestock and many more human activities have caused to increase the temperature on earth. More or less everyone is involved in global warming.
Regardless of the reasons, it is our responsibility to take actions immediately for reducing the rising temperature.
In this poster, the globe melting like an ice cream cone represent the impacts of rising temperatures on our planet. It vividly conveys the urgency of climate change and the need for collective action to address it. The melting globe serves as a visual metaphor, emphasising how our Earth is vulnerable to the effects of global warming. As the ice cream globe dissolves, it symbolises the loss of polar ice caps, glaciers, and sea ice due to higher temperatures.