Jared Leto: Is there anything he can't do?
Aside from being the lead singer and guitarist for the award-winning rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars...
GIF from some Thirty Seconds to Mars music video that I've never seen.
...he's also an Academy Award-winning actor (and occasionally punching bag)...
GIF from "Fight Club."
...and a former teenage heartthrob.
GIF from "My So-Called Life."
Now he can add "Virtual Reality Tour Guide" to his resume as well.
Perhaps you've felt emotionally or metaphorically transported by the sound of Jared Leto's voice.
But thanks to a new collaboration between RYOT and the Sierra Club, you can be physically transported as well.
GIFs via RYOT/Sierra Club.
This short interactive film, titled "Act in Paris," immerses the viewer in a 360° tour of Alaska's gorgeous melting glaciers.
Don't worry — you don't need one of those big clunky virtual reality helmets or Google Cardboard or any other extra-fancy tech to enjoy the experience.
As with all YouTube 360 videos, you can use the directional buttons on the screen or the arrow keys on your keyboard to guide your way around the glacier while you listen to the mellow tone of Leto's voice.
You can also download the RYOT VR app and experience the whole thing on your smartphone, either by touching the screen...
...or by literally spinning around the room (although you might get some weird looks).
Pretty cool, right? But what does a VR tour of Alaska have to do with Paris?
This December, the United Nations is hosting a massive climate action conference in Paris with the goal of bringing the world together to enter into a universal and legally binding agreement to fight climate change before it's too late.
As for Alaska, it's ground zero for climate change damage, along with the rest of the Arctic Circle.
As Jared Leto's serene voice will tell you during your immersive video tour, melting glaciers and rising temperatures have had a devastating impact on the Arctic, and it's only getting worse.
The inside of a melting glacier.
Alaska's scenic landscapes show us just how bad the damage is — and what's in store for the rest of us if we don't act.
The Arctic Circle might seem remote, but the effects of climate change have left their mark on the rest of the world as well. It's not quite as apparent yet, but it is happening — and it's happening exponentially faster as the Arctic gets worse.
So as you soak in the sights on your virtual tour, consider what would happen if it all just disappeared.
And if by some chance you aren't feeling moved by the jaw-dropping beauty of the Arctic Circle, consider that wherever you live, the exact same things are happening all around you, whether you notice them or not. Check it out:
The time has come for us to make a difference — because we might not have another chance to stop the damage.
Visit ActInParis.org to find out more and to demand that the world's leaders come together with an action plan while they still can.
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