Abrupt Climate Change Key Theme of First Ever Art Exhibit at Florence's Galileo Observatory

In the last few weeks the possibility of abrupt climate change with potentially catastrophic consequences for humanity has drawn notice from a wide variety of sources. The January 26,2004 issue of Fortune Magazine reported that a Pentagon study had suggested that abrupt climate change might provoke famine, riots and widescale political instability. On March 5 People's Daily reported that Chinese meteorologists had warned Chinese government authorities that abrupt climate change could cause catastrophic damage to humanity and the death of millions. On March 9 a US Senate Committee approved legislation authorizing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to spend sixty million dollars to study the possibility of abrupt climate change. Now the art and scientific communities have joined forces in an effort to highlight the possibility of abrupt climate change.

For the first time in its nearly four hundred year history the Galileo Observatory in Florence, Italy will host an art exhibit. This exhibit will run from April 1 through May 31,2004. This exhibit will feature the work of American artist Jerry Carter, whose works including Failed Atmosphere, have for the past two decades explored the possibility of abrupt climate change causing devastation to humanity. Carter, regarded by many as the world's leading climate artist, won the Lorenzo di Medici Award in December 2003 for his work entered in the Florence Bi Annual Art competition.

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