2024 Valley View Tornado Poster

Valley View Tornado (2024)
Part of the Global Warming Awareness Poster Series
Design by Gianluca Franzese

It struck without warning. A quiet town became a war zone — not of soldiers, but of wind and sky.
This poster captures the devastating 2024 tornado that tore through Valley View, Texas — a symbol of the growing frequency and intensity of extreme weather in our rapidly changing climate.

The design features an abstract stormscape of swirling squares and fragmented geometry, mirroring the chaos and unpredictability of the event itself. The landscape below takes on the look of military camouflage — a subtle nod to Texas’s identity as home to the largest U.S. military base, and a deeper metaphor for the climate crisis as a battleground with no front lines. Through this layered symbolism, the work urges viewers to confront the escalating stakes of global warming with clarity and resolve.

It’s a visual record of a real climate disaster — an image designed to hold space for what happened, and what’s still happening.
Each piece is a reminder that these events didn’t come out of nowhere, and they won’t be the last — unless we remember.

Printed on synthetic 4533 press, this poster benefits from enhanced durability and color vibrancy. The synthetic 4533 press technology uses advanced printing techniques to ensure that the colors remain vivid and the material withstands various environmental conditions, making it ideal for long-term display and preservation.