"Flight Beyond the Rubicon" by Melanie Spangler-Hilliard

Prismacolor Premier pencils on Bristol Board

11” x 13”

NFS

The planet has never been hotter. The 10 most recent years are the warmest years on record. And the warmer it gets, the more probable it becomes that we trigger climate tipping points (such as rapid glacier melt or thawing permafrost) that can transform natural systems into entirely different states and lead to more warming. Under the Trump administration, the US withdrew from the Paris Agreement, rolled back or eliminated dozens of clean air protections, and opened federally managed lands, including culturally sacred national monuments, to fossil fuel development. Unless future administrations reverse these decisions, the point of no return for our planet is imminent.