Spontaneous Architecture: August 2010: Heat

Decadal surface temperature anomalies relative to 1951-1980 base period. From "Global Surface Temperature Change" (2010) by J. Hansen, R. Ruedy, M. Sato, and K. Lo at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Excerpts from this month's brief: "It's hot, and it's hot everywhere...If you live in a city in the Northern Hemisphere, the urban heat effect is probably melting you...When politicians are still denying Global Warming and Al Gore isn't convincing anyone new, when we're still pumping out air-thickening pollutants and protected by our air conditioners, how do we start to contend with our sweltering summers and staggering seasonal changes? Further, what kind of winter might Mother Nature have in store for us this year?"  

Let's be honest, this heat is oppressive and borderline unfathomable. This month we're asking for submissions from people who are sweating and have an opinion about that fact. Read the full brief and enter the competition at www.spontaneousarchitecture.net.