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title: "From Iceland's Glaciers to the Deserts of Egypt"
date: 2010-11-27T06:24:50Z
modified: 2010-11-27T06:25:48Z
permalink: "https://350.org/icelands-glaciers-deserts-egypt/"
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status: publish
excerpt: From the freezing cold of Iceland to the hot sun of Egypt, today's 350 EARTH events are proving to absolutely spectacular.
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From the freezing cold of Iceland to the hot sun of Egypt, today's 350 E**ART**H events are proving to absolutely spectacular. This picture of a polar bear comes from the Langjokull Glacier outside of Reykjavik, where artists battled fierce winds and -15°C (5°F) weather to create the installation: ![](https://chris.photoshelter.com/img/pixel.gif)

![](https://earth.350.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/cld101126_D3X61071-1024x682.jpg "Red Polar Bear")

_Photo: Christopher Lund_

In Egypt, artist Sarah Rifaat and hundreds of Egyptian youth trekked out the desert outside Cairo to form an enormous scarab holding a sun to symbolize how solar energy can power Egypt's future. We're just getting photos in now, but here's one shot that's already being featured in the [Guardian](https://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/26/cancun-climate-summit-humantiy-hostage):

![](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/5209429931_7992213dd3_z.jpg)

_Photo: Ahmed Hayman_

These pictures are just hours old and more are being uploaded as I write … incredibly exciting to watch this global event unfold thanks to all of the artists, volunteers, and every one spreading the word. Onwards with art!