Iceland hosts state funeral for melted glacier
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 7:13 pm
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/17/opinion/iceland-glacier-climate-change.html
Katrin Jakobsdottir wrote: On Aug. 18, I will join a group of artists and scientists — along with the former president of Ireland and climate activist Mary Robinson — on a trip to bid farewell to Ok. This trip will include the installation of a memorial shield that reads:
“Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years, all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it.”
This is a local ceremony but a global story.