Title: Aurora Borealis

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• Artist: Frederic Edwin Church
• Year: 1865
• Topic Keyword(s): E.g., Earth & the Solar System, Earth Systems
• Description: Frederic Edwin Church, Aurora Borealis, 1865, oil on canvas, 56 x 83 1/2 in. (142.3 x 212.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor Blodgett, 1911.4.1
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Source/Link to Source: Smithsonian American Art Museum

Title: The Great Comet of 1680 Over Rotterdam (Staartster (komeet) boven Rotterdam)

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• Artist: Lieve Verschuier
• Year: 1680
• Topic Keyword(s): E.g., Earth & the Solar System, Earth Systems, Comet
• Description: Lieve Verschuier, Staartster (komeet) boven Rotterdam, 1680, oil on panel,  10 x 12.7 in. (25.5 cm x 32.5 cm), Museum Rotterdam, 11028-A-B
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Source/Link to Source: Museum Rotterdam

Title: Aviary

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• Artist: Alexis Rockman
• Year: 1992
• Topic Keyword(s): Biodiversity, Climate, Ecology, Genetic Mutations
• Description: Alexis Rockman, American, born 1962, Aviary, 1992. Oil on wood. 203.2 x 172.7 cm (80 x 68 in.) Private Collection.
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Source/Link to Source: Princeton University Art Museum

Title: The Healing Walk

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• Artist: Ben Powless
• Year: 2013
• Topic Keyword(s): Human Impacts, Industry, Climate Change, Weather & Climate
• Description: Photograph. Children sit on the back of a truck during the 2013 Healing walk in the Alberta tar sands near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The Healing Walk was an annual event led by Indigenous Peoples to draw attention to the devastation wrought by the tar sands industry.
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• Exploring Human Impacts Unit, Exploring Human Impacts: VTS-Inspired Observation & Discussion
• Related Data: Surface Temperature Departure
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Source/Link to Source: Ben Powless