1,000 ice sculptures made by Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo were positioned on the steps, to highlight climate change in the arctic region.

1,000 ice sculptures made by Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo were positioned on the steps in the German capital at noon, to highlight climate change in the arctic region.



Ice sculptures in the shape of humans are placed on the steps of the music hall in Gendarmenmarkt public square in Berlin September 2, 2009. Hosted by the German World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), 1,000 ice sculptures made by Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo were positioned on the steps in the German capital at noon, to highlight climate change in the arctic region.



This image provided by the United Nations shows Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon walking on the Polar Ice Brim and speaks to scientists from the "Lance" Tuesday Sept. 1, 2009 who explain the experiments they perform on the Polar Ice Brim, Norway. Ban Ki-moon is to speak Wednesday at the World Climate Conference in Geneva.


In a photo provided by the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon examines an ice-core he pulled from the polar ice with scientists in Norway Monday Sept. 1, 2009. Ban Ki-moon is to speak Wednesday at the World Climate Conference in Geneva.



Ice sculptures in the shape of humans are placed on the steps of the music hall in Gendarmenmarkt public square in Berlin September 2, 2009. Hosted by the German World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF),



1,000 ice sculptures made by Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo were positioned on the steps in the German capital at noon, to highlight climate change in the arctic region.



Ice sculptures in the shape of humans are placed on the steps of the music hall in Gendarmenmarkt public square in Berlin September 2, 2009. Hosted by the German World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).



1,000 ice sculptures made by Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo were positioned on the steps in the German capital at noon, to highlight climate change in the arctic region.


Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo holds an ice sculpture in the shape of humans in Berlin, September 2, 2009. Hosted by the German World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), 1,000 ice sculptures made by Azevedo were positioned on the steps in the German capital at noon, to highlight climate change in the arctic region.



Ice sculptures in the shape of humans are placed on the steps of the music hall in Gendarmenmarkt public square in Berlin September 2, 2009. Hosted by the German World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), 1,000 ice sculptures made by Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo were positioned on the steps in the German capital at noon, to highlight climate change in the arctic region.

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