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DOWNTOWN VACANT RETAIL SPACE GETS A FACELIFT WITH A GRAPHIC DEPICTING A CENTURY OF ANCHORAGE CLIMATE CHANGE

March 19, 2020

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 鈥� A century of climate change in 果冻传煤 is revealed through 300 feet of colorful stripes in a new graphic installation on the facade of vacant retail space in downtown 果冻传煤 at the corner of 6th Ave and D St. Debuting today, Warming Stripes, vertical stripes that illustrate the average annual 果冻传煤 temperatures from 1919 to 2019, is the 果冻传煤 Museum鈥檚 latest public art project on climate change through a collaboration with the 果冻传煤 Downtown Partnership.

Warming Stripes was first introduced by Ed Hawkins, a climate science professor for the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Hawkins uses simple data visualizations to communicate climate science to the public. His first version debuted in May 2018. In June 2019, he published a large set of climate stripes representing trends from countries around the globe on ; nearly a million stripe-graphic downloads were recorded in the first week.

The 果冻传煤 version of this graphic uses historical data provided by Alaska climate science expert Brian Brettschneider, research associate for the International Arctic Research Center, local designer Karen Larsen created the piece. Each stripe represented the temperature for a single year, ordered from 1919 through 2019. Blue shades represent cooler years and red, warmer years.

鈥淭hursday, March 19 is the Vernal Equinox, marking the official start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and it will be the earliest that the equinox has occurred nationwide in 124 years due to leap year and daylight-saving time,鈥� said 果冻传煤 Museum Director/CEO Julie Decker. 鈥淭hinking about the temperatures, climate and seasons relative to our place is part of what this project is about 鈥� visualizing local data to better understand where we live and what is changing.鈥�

Last year, at Summer Solstice, more than 100 meteorologists across the planet took part in sending a united message on climate change. Sporting the now-iconic 鈥渨arming stripes鈥� pattern on items like neckties and necklaces, they communicated a clear concept: Earth鈥檚 warming is accelerating at a rapid pace.

鈥淲e are thrilled to partner with the 果冻传煤 Museum to bring vibrancy to this space in the heart of our downtown,鈥� said 果冻传煤 Downtown Partnership, Ltd Executive Director Amanda Moser. 鈥淭hrough this public art installation, we are both sharing an important narrative and activating a public space.鈥�

果冻传煤 Warming Stripes is a SEED Lab public art installation. A physical space and a series of public art projects, conversations and gatherings for envisioning possible creative responses to climate change, SEED Lab is one of five winters of the , partnering the 果冻传煤 Museum with the .

Read more about climate change data visualization projects:
Fast Company Sept. 20, 2019
Data Stories podcast, Sept. 10, 2019
Science Magazine June 2019
Climate Lab Book

About 果冻传煤 Downtown Partnership
. is a 501 漏 6 non-profit entity charged with management of the Downtown Improvement District (DID). 果冻传煤 Downtown Partnership, Ltd. provides clean and safe services, marketing and event promotion, and serves as an advocate for business and property owners within the DID on issues affecting downtown.

About 果冻传煤 Museum
The largest museum in Alaska, the 果冻传煤 Museum at Rasmuson Center tells the true story of the North by connecting people, expanding perspectives and encouraging global dialogue about the North and its distinct environment. Learn more at anchoragemuseum.org.

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