Melting Ron DeSantis statue unveiled to call out his inaction on climate crisis
Environmental activists unveiled a life-sized statue of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made of gallium, which melted in the heat to reveal a skull. The protest highlights criticism of the governor's policies regarding climate change and environmental regulation.
Why it matters
The protest serves as a symbolic critique of political inaction on climate change in a state highly vulnerable to rising sea levels.
Cast from gallium, which melts at 85.6F, the silvery-statue quickly began melting Photograph: 350 Action Cast from gallium, which melts at 85.6F, the silvery-statue quickly began melting Photograph: 350 Action Ron DeSantis Melting Ron DeSantis statue unveiled to call out his inaction on climate crisis Florida governor has consistently opposed any legislation to curb planet-heating emissions, calling it a ‘radical climate agenda’
Prefer the Guardian on Google A life-sized statue of Ron DeSantis , the Florida governor, was unveiled and promptly began melting in front of an audience in Tallahassee in a symbolic protest at his rejection of action on the climate crisis.
The silvery statue, revealed to an audience of onlookers last week, melted away to show a skull under DeSantis’s face. The structure was cast from solid gallium, a metal that melts at 85.6F (29.8C), which is below summertime high temperatures frequently reached in Tallahassee, Florida’s capital.
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