Too funny: With a straight face, the New York Times shows us what might become an international symbol for global warming (a picture of the globe "melted" so that the continents and oceans extruded glutinous drips)

A Thousand Words on Global Warming - NYTimes.com

Luis Prado has created what he hopes will become an international symbol for global warming...Recent news articles about climate change inspired the global warming symbol. Edward Boatman, co-founder of The Noun Project, said he had not seen an image “truly representing the phenomenon” until now. “Luis has created an icon that is incredibly startling,” he said.


...he took a picture of the globe and “melted it” so that continents and oceans extruded glutinous drips...Would any readers out there like to submit their own global warming icons? Send your creations to greenblogs@nytimes.com, using the subject line “global warming icon.”