Our first two installments of the Climate Changing Heritage series surrounded the negative impact(s) of hurricanes on heritage. This increasingly severe hurricane threat is one of several heritage threats attributable to changing ocean environments (like water temperature rise) from ongoing changes in global climate. These temperatures are one of several drastic changes being seen now and in predicted climate trends; other … Read More
Climate Changing Heritage: What Happened to Hog Island?
Climate Changing Heritage: What Happened to Hog Island? SAFE discussed the increasing threat of hurricanes to coastal areas of the US recently, but for many: seeing is believing. The case of Hog Island – seen on the left in three pre-1921 historical maps) was chosen to demonstrate the serious (often sudden) impact(s) hurricanes (and similar storms) have on areas housing irreplaceable local … Read More
Climate Changing Heritage: Hurricanes
From intensifying tornadoes and superstorms to extreme wildfires and oceanic changes (like sea level, temperature, salinity, etc.), the perilous future of changing climate trends has become visible now more than ever. In the process, ongoing changes in global climate are creating an unprecedented number of negative impacts on cultural heritage around the world. Fortunately, contemporary awareness of climate-related disasters has simultaneously fostered interest in … Read More
Exploring the Marketable Aesthetics of Antiquity in Pakistan
Recent encounters during a visit to Lahore, Pakistan have highlighted growing impacts the marketable aesthetics of antiquity have on both the historical record and antiquity markets worldwide. This blog explores the attractive nature of key aesthetic qualities, and examples both the realities of these impacts and how such encounters in Pakistan are blatant symptoms of a worldwide concern. How do … Read More