Back from the Brink: Population History of Humpback Whales in Oceania
Category: #savetheplanet
Number of Pandas in US Zoos
How many giant pandas are in US zoos? Learn more about panda diplomacy.
Share of Major Hurricanes Over Atlantic Rises
A greater share of hurricanes over the Atlantic are becoming category 3+ storms.
Days Between Billion-Dollar Natural Disasters in the US
Days Between Billion-Dollar Natural Disasters in the USgraph by Climate Central; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Climate Central, “U.S. Billion-Dollar Disasters: 1980-2024.” Climate Central: July 16, 2025. Accessed at https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/billion-dollar-disasters-2025 Data Source: NOAA/NCEI, “Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters.” National… Continue reading Days Between Billion-Dollar Natural Disasters in the US
Decarbonization: How Good Are Net-Zero Goals? (By Country)
How good are different country's announced "Net-Zero Goals," to reduce emissions?
Climate Spiral (NASA/AEF)
NASA/AEF Collab: Climate Spiral An animated slow reveal graph about global temperature anomalies!
Twelve consecutive months of global surface temperature records: June 2023 – May 2024 (NASA/AEF)
NASA/AEF Collab: Twelve consecutive months of global surface temperature records: June 2023 - May 2024 An animated slow reveal graph about global surface temperature records!
Global Mean Sea Level 1993-2023 (NASA/AEF)
NASA/AER Collab: Global Mean Sea Level 1993-2023 An animated slow reveal graph!
Dead Zones: Bottom-Water Area of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
Dead Zones: Bottom-Water Area of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexicograph from NOAA; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: NOAA. "What is a dead zone?" National Ocean Service website, https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/deadzone.html, August 2, 2023. Data Source: NOAA and Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium… Continue reading Dead Zones: Bottom-Water Area of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
Global Plastic Production (with projections, 1950 to 2060)
How much plastic is produced across the world? If we continue with "business as usual," how much plastic will our earth be saddled with by 2060?
River Cleanup in Singapore Leads to Wild Otter Boom
Extensive river cleanup in Singapore means that the wild otters have returned! How is this impacting the city-state?
High Traffic on Everest: Estimated number of successful Everest ascents per year from 1953 to 2023
More and more climbers are scaling Mount Everest. Something that sounds epic and adventurous can actually cause problems, as overcrowding has resulted in unsafe climbing conditions and mountains of trash.
The Size of the World’s Population — With Predictions Through 2060
Our World in Data mapped out the UN's predictions for the size of the world population. The rate of change is pretty astounding -- with some interesting twists when we look closer.
Comparing the Number of Fires with the Amount of Emissions in Canadian Fires (2002-2019)
The number of yearly wildfires in Canada has stayed about the same or decreased. So why is the total yearly emissions from wildfires increasing dramatically?
Fires in Canada (2002-2019): Number of Fires and Number of Acres Burned
Smoke from the Canadian fires are impacting people across North America. Have we hit peak fire season yet?
The Arctic Ice Cover is Receding
The Arctic sea ice cover grows and shrinks over the course of the year, but it's typically at its greatest coverage during the month of March. How does this look from year to year? How can data encourage us to take action?
The Length of the Skating Season on the Rideau Canal Skateway (Ottawa)
Every year, Ottawa's Rideau Canal Skateway (a UNESCO world heritage site) is host the world's longest skateway! But not in 2023. How unusual is this? How long have other seasons been? (slow reveal by @scottwestwell)
Ozone Depleting Substance Emissions, 1960-2016
Finally: a climate crisis success story! Why don't we hear about the ozone anymore? And what caused the ozone-depleting substance emissions to dramatically decrease across the world?
Arizona Electricity Consumption by Primary Energy Source [with English and Spanish sentence stems]
Where does the energy used in Arizona come from?
Growing Zones in the US (1981-2040, expected)
How have growing zones for plants in the US changed over time? How do scientists predict they will continue to change?