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Professor John E ThornesProfessor of Applied MeteorologyUniversity of Birmingham

Cultural Climatology& theVisualisation of Climate Change

Breugal Hunters in the Snow: Little Ice Age

Art a Proxy for Climate Change?

Lamb detected increased cloudiness in Little Ice Age small sample of 200 paintings

Neuberger (1967) examined 12,284 paintings in 41 art museums in 17 cities in 9 countries. Also detected Little Ice Age

All artists subconsciously depict climate? Some more consciously than others?

CULTURAL CLIMATOLOGYThe critical examination of the impact of climate on culture and the impact of culture on climate.Culture and Climate: You cant have one without the otherVisual Turn/Visual LiteracyTheory of Pictures/Picturing TheoryVisualising Climate Change

6Atmospheric ServicesGWPEntityService Type1The air that we breathe1.5O2, N2 etcProvisioning2Combustion of fuel1.5O2Provisioning3The extraction of atmospheric gases