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The Environment

The natural world is the context and the physical foundation of all human civilization. By understanding our relationship with our planet, we can help keep it healthy and it can help us do the same. Let's explore that relationship and consider some of the marvelous natural places around us.

Tie-Dye Terrain: Pikes Peak, CO

Sophia Cain

Jun 4, 20215 min read

Tie-Dye Terrain: Pikes Peak, CO

Here we use contour lines to take you into a memory, as a way of illustrating the connection between terrain and experience.

An Interesting Point: Lake Okeechobee

Sophia Cain

May 21, 20215 min read

An Interesting Point: Lake Okeechobee

In the middle of Lake Okeechobee, FL is a phenomenon of administrative boundaries that occurs nowhere else in the country.

Rising Waters: Flood Risk Zones in Miami, FL

Sophia Cain

May 14, 20217 min read

Rising Waters: Flood Risk Zones in Miami, FL

Miami is a city that embraces the sea, but it's uniquely vulnerable to flooding, and a major storm could affect people in a variety of ways.

On the Edge: The Gulf of Mexico

Sophia Cain

May 7, 20217 min read

On the Edge: The Gulf of Mexico

Wherever humans choose to draw our defining boundaries, we do it within the scope of the boundaries set for us by the edges of the seas.

Deep Dive: The Straits of Florida

Sophia Cain

Mar 26, 20217 min read

Deep Dive: The Straits of Florida

Our perception of a place can change as the focus shifts away from the land to the subaquatic features that are often hidden from view.

Rising Waters: Flood Risk Zones in Jacksonville, FL

Sophia Cain

Mar 5, 202111 min read

Rising Waters: Flood Risk Zones in Jacksonville, FL

Flood events happen pretty frequently in Florida, but we can plan for where flooding will occur and how it will affect people.

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