The Barack Obama at Exit Glacier meme stems from the former President's 2015 trip to Seward, Alaska, which was part of a historic effort to bring attention to the melting ice caps and global warming. The image typically depicts Obama standing in front of the receding glacier, often pointing or looking contemplative. While originally a serious moment for environmental advocacy, the internet quickly turned it into a versatile template. It is now used to represent someone pointing out a massive problem that others are ignoring, or ironically showing off something that has vanished or is about to disappear.