Tag: climate crisis

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Days Between Billion-Dollar Natural Disasters in the US

Jenna Laib

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

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Twelve consecutive months of global surface temperature records: June 2023 – May 2024 (NASA/AEF)

Jenna Laib

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!

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

Jenna Laib

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?

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The Arctic Ice Cover is Receding

Jenna Laib

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?

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The Length of the Skating Season on the Rideau Canal Skateway (Ottawa)

Jenna Laib

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)

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Ozone Depleting Substance Emissions, 1960-2016

Jenna Laib

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?

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Earth Overshoot Day (1971-2022)

Jenna Laib

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity has used all the biological resources that Earth regenerates during the entire year. When was Earth Overshoot Day in 1971? ...2022? And how has it changed over time?

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The Price and Popularity of Solar Panel Installation

Jenna Laib

The cost of solar installation has plummeted over the last decade. How has that impacted solar power's popularity? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.