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Odaiba Solar Bears

Thu, September 16, 2010

According to NASA, 2010 is the hottest year in the recorded history… you may agree or not, but I felt it that way. :-/
It was over 37 °Celsius (100 °Fahrenheit) when I passed by the Solar Bears statue at Aqua City Odaiba:

Solar Bears
The Solar Bears, Odaiba, Tokyo
The Solar Bears, Odaiba, Tokyo

The cute polar bears (Big Bear and Little Bear) are characters from Solarbear, a children’s story about global warming, published in 2006. They were designed by a well known Japanese artist, Shinzi Katoh.

The Solar Bears, Odaiba, Tokyo
The Solar Bears, Odaiba, Tokyo

Far away, on the ice at the North Pole, there once lived two little polar bears, together with their mother.
One day, because of the global warming, the ice broke and the two brothers were separated from their mother. And since then, the two bears, with tears in their eyes, are desperately trying to find their mom…

The Solar Bears, Odaiba, Tokyo
The Solar Bears, Odaiba, Tokyo

Unfortunately, the Solar Bears story becomes true. The Arctic Sea ice is melting and there are even reports that the polar bears are drowning…

When you hide from the heat for a refreshing drink, maybe you’ll remember this story. I certainly do…

Conform informaţiilor NASA, 2010 a fost anul cu cele mai ridicate temperaturi din istorie… Puteţi fi de acord sau nu, eu însă chiar aşa l-am simţit. :-/
Erau peste 37 de grade când am trecut pe lângă statuia cu cei doi urşi polari de la Aqua City din Odaiba:

The Solar Bears, Odaiba, Tokyo
The Solar Bears, Odaiba, Tokyo

Cei doi drăgălaşi ursuleţi (Big Bear şi Little Bear) sunt personajele poveştii pentru copii Solarbear, apărută în 2006, şi au fost desenaţi de un cunoscut artist japonez, Shinzi Katoh.

The Solar Bears, Odaiba, Tokyo
The Solar Bears, Odaiba, Tokyo

Departe, la polul nord, trăiau doi frati, doi urşi polari, împreună cu mama lor.
Însă într-o zi, datorită încălzirii globale, gheaţa s-a rupt şi cei doi ursuleţi au fost separaţi de mama lor.
Acum, cei doi, cu ochii în lacrimi, încercă cu disperare să-şi regăseasca mama…

The Solar Bears, Odaiba, Tokyo
The Solar Bears, Odaiba, Tokyo

Din nefericire, povestea devine adevărată. Gheaţa din oceanul Arctic se topeşte şi există chiar şi rapoarte conform cărora urşii polari se îneacă.
Atunci când într-o zi toridă de vară vă adăpostiţi într-un restaurant, la un suc rece, poate vă amintiţi de povestea celor doi ursuleţi. Eu mi-o voi aminti cu siguranţă…


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