Combining analysis of historical rainfall data with deeply reported explanatory graphics, this project provides a visual overview of shifting rainfall patterns, their causes and their consequences...
The way that people invest money has a big impact on how the world evolves. So far, making a financial profit has been the key incentive for the majority of investors. But with the increasing...
As our access to fresh water becomes threatened and the demand for virtual water is increasing, the need for understanding and knowing our virtual water footprint is essential. This series of...
The oceans are full of rubbish: around ten
million tons of plastic flood the world's oceans every year. Single-use plastic is mass-produced but rarely recycled. The structures for collecting and...
Video documentation: https://vimeo.com/751860865
How did people live in the 8th century? In an impressive way, users of the interactive application "Viking Walks" embark on a digital tour of...
The Arctic seascape plays an important role in North American trade and defense; however, in recent years, the Arctic has undergone radical changes, altering current shipping routes and opening up...
A series of maps showing counties in the US that have more livestock than residents. The main map shows counties that have more cows, pigs, and/or chickens than residents, using a fun Venn diagram...
Regional Weather Myths explores several questions:
Are our summers getting warmer and drier? Do real summers and winters even exist anymore? Are floods on the agenda in the region?
It all started...
AirQ visualizes near real-time data and historical data of concentration on particulate matter less than 2.5 microns (PM 2.5) in diameter in the air. The portal allows users to spot global...
A nutritional analysis of food and drinks available at Starbucks using D3.js and employing HTML/CSS to imple- ment the visualizations. The website presents a story that uses various data...
What are satellites used for, who owns them and where do they orbit the Earth? Satellite Explorer is a web application that answers these questions by providing a visualization of the active...
While the world watched on in horror as Australia burned, ABC News Story Lab was working to convey the immense impact of the 2019-20 bushfires. To do this we turned to the only resource capable of...
Weather is a topic that often comes up in casual conversation, and in an international world of many backgrounds, I have been increasingly interested in the weather and length of the day, which is...
Winemakers are some of the most seasoned climate scientists in the world. Agricultural techniques required for harvesting grapes accumulated over decades (sometimes centuries), coupled with precise...
Four full-page graphics show that no place in the world is safe from the consequences of climate change. Raging Fires devastate huge areas, and even in temperate climate zones, droughts wreck the...
This visualization explores the growth in Las Vegas hotel room inventory, from 1970 to 2018. It highlights notable hotels which have opened and closed during that time, and how they in turn...
It’s very easy to become overwhelmed by the climate emergency, the numbers quoted in news reports are so immense and the steps needed to genuinely tackle it seem so overwhelming.
We wanted to...
Modum is a series of large format canvases that explore the rhythm of commercial activity. By plotting scraped business location data, a new kind of data landscape is created: a self portrait of a...
Heavy rainfall and freezing winters – how has the climate changed in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region over the last 40 years? This multi-page data tool was created by Aeon Collective,...
Despite resistance from environmentalists, Native tribes, and local communities, Enbridge moves forward with its pipeline plans. But at what cost?
Enbridge Inc. is an international pipeline...
Nearly 27% of the Netherlands is below sea level with a vast network of polders and dykes keeping the North Sea at bay. Where the cyan and magenta shapes meet it reveals this immense area of land...
This visualisation explores which countries in 2010 produced the largest amount of plastic waste and what percentage of this was inadequately managed, but more importantly how does this management...
The “Tokyo Eat Map” is an experimental data visualization in 3D with a “meta” reference to the data it displays.
It represents the density of restaurants in central Tokyo on a map, morphed into...
The Sankey-bump chart visualises the global agricultural land use by regions and consequently the increasing impact of us humans reflecting the rising population figures over the last decades and...
Goal 11 of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development is to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. This project starts with UN Goal 11 and...
The Shrinking Lakes cross-border investigation was reported by 12 journalists from the InfoNile network in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda over a year and a half. It contains original data...
A data visualisation outlining the volume of air pollutants pumped out in Europe through industrial activities (e.g., burning fossil fuels, raising livestock etc.) and their relative scale and...
The Global Innovation Index provides an innovation ranking for 130 economies. It is a leading reference for innovation and a tool for action for most economies.
The UAE ranked 33rd in 2021’s...