Digital Art — A photograph of the moon on a mild January night was an inauspicious beginning for abstract art. Nature photographer CF Lovelace was experimenting with the night settings on his iPhone 13 when he snapped one particularly interesting shot among a flurry of other clicks. The composition was good, and a…

Dangerous Carbon Dioxide Clouds — Published in The EarthSphere Blog A story about strange whitish gas clouds rising from the sea and suffocating villages and towns on the shore might be found in the science fiction section of Barnes and Noble. Sadly, it is also found in the news, and it is reality, not science…

Climate Adaptation Begins with a Retreat — Published in The EarthSphere Blog Low lying areas of Indonesia are feeling the pinch of climate change and rising seas. Indonesia’s current capital city Jakarta is slipping below sea level and beset by a host of environmental problems. The government announced its long-range plan in 2019 for dealing with Jarkata’s…

Digital Painting — The entrance to the Columbia River Gorge is spectacular for many reasons. Dazzling waterfalls are one of those reasons. Perhaps one of the most famous is Multnomah Falls. There, a set of double cascades tumble down from the mountains on the Oregon side of the Gorge. Water has been flowing…

Photography and Digital Art — Snow in Atlanta is not unknown, but neither is it commonplace. Photographer CF Lovelace captured a shot of fresh snowfall on pine trees in the suburbs of Atlanta. The picture was taken with his handy iPhone 13 on a morning walk. …

Sharing Original Visual Art — VizArt displays original visual artwork and lets artists provide written context for their work, bringing readers into the creative process. VizArt is focused on providing a space for artists to show original visual art. Illustrations, drawing, painting, digital art, photography, and more are welcome. For submissions, the only requirement is…

Climate Adaptation to Rising Seas — Published in The EarthSphere Blog Sea levels are rising, and the natural response of many people is to build walls and keep the water out. It sounds like a sensible idea on the surface, but the concept often frays under closer inspection. Financial issues like cost-effectiveness and availability of funds…

Nature’s Answer to Terraforming — Published in The EarthSphere Blog We don’t have to read science fiction novels to find stories about terraforming planets. We just need to read the news about our own Arctic. Beavers, nature’s master landscapers, are hard at work changing the Arctic tundra. While this story is not directly about climate…

Why Did Earth’s Oxygenation Take So Long? — Published in The EarthSphere Blog Prologue Previously in the Forgotten Origins series of articles, we discussed banded iron formations. The history of these formations tracks the development of Earths’ oxygen and raises questions about the 1.4 billion years between the first hints of free oxygen and the Great Oxidation Event between…