Natalie Erler (Lorena HS)
Artist Statement:
Curator Science Comment:
WILDFIRES. As part of the climate crisis, wildfires are increasing around the globe, throughout the year, in atypical locations, with greater areas burned, greater intensity, and more rapid development. Wildfires have multiple destructive effects, as they increase atmospheric CO2, add pollutants to the atmosphere, destroy property, lead to mudslides, and kill humans, plants, and animals. A recent megafire in Australia killed an estimated 1 billion animals.
–A. Northcutt