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May 6, 2012

A solitary dot with a sad story to tell

Bill McKibben

A person holding a colorful rainbow umbrella stands in a deforested area covered with mud, fallen logs, and debris. Tall trees line the background under an overcast sky, highlighting environmental destruction.

Thomas Hand holds up his climate dot in a newly-formed landslide on a
trail near Lye Brook Falls in Manchester, Vermont. This landslide, which
occurred during Hurricane Irene, opened up and eroded a swath approximately
500′ long by 60′ wide.

A person holding a colorful rainbow umbrella stands in a deforested area covered with mud, fallen logs, and debris. Tall trees line the background under an overcast sky, highlighting environmental destruction.