Comparing the Number of Fires with the Amount of Emissions in Canadian Fires (2002-2019)

Comparing the Number of Fires with the Amount of Emissions in Canadian Fires (2002-2019)
graph by Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS); slow reveal by Jenna Laib

(Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)

Type of Graph: line graphs (comparing two)

Visualization Source: Aziz, Saba. “A look at Canada’s wildfires in numbers and graphics over the decades.” Global News: July 21, 2021.

Data Source: GWIS

Potential Math Content: line graph, comparing data sets, large numbers, noticing trends

Potential Content Connections: fires, environment, Canada, climate crisis

Sustainable Development Goals:
#13 – Climate action
#15 – Life on land