As temperatures soar across North India and the India Meteorological Department warns of an intense heatwave ahead, artist Aakash Ranison’s artwork ‘Below2°’ — installed at the eco-resort Karma Lakelands in Gurugram — warns of the impending climatic disasters that await. A five-foot globe constructed from 1,000 repurposed golf balls, hand-painted by schoolchildren to symbolise the generation inheriting the planet, the globe is created with a special wax adhesive mixed with natural chemicals that is engineered to melt at 53°C, serving as a metaphor for the consequences of surpassing critical climate thresholds. “With global temperatures already exceeding 1.5°C of warming, the artwork underscores the devastating implications of breaching the 2°C limit set by the Paris Agreement,” notes a release. A five-foot globe constructed from 1,000 repurposed golf balls is hand-painted by schoolchildren to symbolise the generation inheriting the planet (Source: PR Handout) Ranison states, “Art moves people in ways data and reports cannot, as it speaks to human emotions. Below2° is a visual, emotional and scientific representation of our planet’s crisis and the urgent need for …