Earth Day Release 2023

Judge

Jason chose to print this 2023 Earth Day print as a black and white image to represent the fact that climate change is a black and white issue. The polar bear represents the “canary in the coal mine” when it comes to the issue. The ice-free period in the Arctic is continually lengthening, forcing bears to come off the ice each summer earlier than normal and return onto the ice later each fall. Without the platform of ice, polar bears cannot hunt ringed seal. Scientists predict that if the current trend of global warming continues, the polar bear species will be extinct by 2100.