Wildfires around the world are getting more ferocious and harder to control, as climate changes fuels more extreme heat. In unusually hot, dry seasons like the summer of 2018 in Sweden, the number...

After Hawaii’s worst wildfire killed scores of people in August 2023, local and federal agencies were reckoning with the toxic chemicals created when a built environment burns. Reuters visually...

How much does a pack of Marlboro typically cost in Boston, MA? Which city has the most expensive McMeal? As the most expensive city in the U.S., is everything in New York City overpriced compared...

The project aims to actively respond to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) @sdgaction’s call for urgent and necessary measures to protect endangered animals. Recognizing the growing need for...

Reuters investigates the persistent use of flammable cladding materials in high-rise buildings, including those used on Grenfell Tower in London. The piece focuses on a devastating fire that...

This project visualizes the journey of the River Teesta through the decades, all the way up to the devastating floods in 2024, and discusses speculations for what the future may hold for the river...

The rights of nature describe a concept that recognizes the value of nature independent of human interests. Originating in the seminal article ‘Should Trees Have Standing’ by Christopher Stone...

This project was my final for Designing with Data at MICA. I played with concepts for creating 8” x 5” data flashcards of environmental information to inspire my own digital humanities research...

W-Hysteria is a research catalogue documenting the public debate surrounding the planned removal of an 80-year-old wisteria in Piazza Baiamonti, Milan, due to the construction of the National...

This visualization explores animal rights legislation across 67 countries, highlighting the global disparities in laws against animal cruelty. Countries are categorized by grades (A to F) based...

New data from WRI finds that in most cities, the difference between 3 degrees C and 1.5 degrees C of warming is sizable. We analyzed potential climate hazards for nearly 1,000 of the world’s...

The Solar Rush takes an impressive dataset – global solar farm density – and renders it as a cinematic view of the energy transition. A 3D spike chart is superimposed over a spinning globe, and...

The European State of the Climate (ESOTC) 2023 is a web-based report aimed at policy makers and non-specialist audiences interested in the climate conditions of the past year and longer-term...

In my climate series, I explore three critical environmental themes—water, ice, and fire—each symbolizing the escalating effects of climate change. This collection addresses one of the most...

The Geometry of Urban Life is a parameterised mapping project which aims to break down the cities and towns we live in, into simple polygons and lines. It maps our streets, our buildings, and the...

This visualisation shows the railways of Japan. The visualisation is created using the free and open-source R statistical computing language, which makes it accessible and reproducible. This is...

In the 20th century, more than two million whales were hunted, threatening several species with extinction. This visualization highlights the scale of this exploitation by tracing the catches of...

This visualisation shows the railway lines of Germany. The visualisation is created using the free and open-source R statistical computing language, which makes it accessible and reproducible.

After a Boston Green Line train derailed October 2024, I started wondering each time I boarded the train: How dangerous are Green Line derailments, and do they happen as often as it seems? I...

Climate Pulse is an interactive user-friendly application conceived and designed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) to...

Keystone species, essential organisms within the food web, have experienced significant population declines and evolutionary changes due to human activity. Factors such as environmental pollution...

This data-driven project visualises the impact of urban green spaces in cooling cities and combating climate change, focusing on the Middle East. Using satellite imagery, temperature maps, and...

The project analyzes the phenomenon of migration in Mexico and the United States, particularly looking for a possible geographical relationship between the deaths and disappearances of migrants and...

This visualisation shows the buildings, roads, and rivers of Miyajima, Japan. The visualisation is created using the free and open-source R statistical computing language, which makes it accessible...

This study explores the relationship between human communities and natural ecosystems, focusing on what happens when they intersect. We aim to understand how conflicts and losses are seen and...

Over the past two decades, attribution research has made headlines around the world as scientists have linked climate change to extreme weather that impacts millions of people. And what started...

Our personal memories of a place are situated in fleeting sensory experiences – the waft of the petrichor, bird songs scoring the background, bakery aromas, sounds of traffic and footfalls whizzing...

For three years I have been at a treasure hunt for extraordinary data, information and imagery throughout the Swiss mountains, archives and open source catalogues. With the profound help from...

This visualisation shows the Holocene volcanoes of Japan as illuminated points atop shaded relief. The visualisation is created using the free and open-source R statistical computing language,...

Water is a fundamental resource that shapes ecosystems, industries, and individuals. However, managing this currently plentiful resource in Alberta is increasingly complex due to the impacts of...