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A hotter year, again

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Extremes became more extreme. It’s boosting the warming caused by climate change, unleashing more catastrophic extremes. Temperature extremes are still worth highlighting, but there are only so many ways to show an increase over and over again. Tags: climate , global warming , Reuters , temperature

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Mona Chalabi wins Pulitzer for data illustrations

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Mona Chalabi, known around these parts for her illustrative approach to data journalism, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her New York Times piece on Jeff Bezos’ extreme wealth. Tags: illustration , Mona Chalabi , New York Times , Pulitzer Congratulations to Mona.

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Mapping extreme heat

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For Bloomberg, Marie Patino reports on the shifting design choices for mapping weather extremes. Tags: Bloomberg , climate , color , heat. The rainbow color scheme and sunny icons aren’t cutting it anymore.

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Drought in the Western United States

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In what’s become a recurring theme almost every year, the western United States is experiencing drought, much of it exceptional or extreme. Tags: climate change , drought , Nadja Popovich , New York Times. Nadja Popovich for The New York Times has the small multiple maps to show June conditions each year since 2000.

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Shifting towards more hot days, fewer cold days

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For Bloomberg, Zahra Hirji, Rachael Dottle and Denise Lu lean into layered density plots to show the shift and the path towards extreme climates. Tags: Bloomberg , global warming They show distributions, which can be a challenge for non-data people to understand.

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Megaflood scenario

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Swain, who studied “plausible worst case scenario” extreme storm sequences, The New York Times provides a glimpse of what that might look like in California. Tags: California , climate , New York Times , rain , storm. Highlighting research by Xingying Huang and Daniel L.

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Visual guide for protecting your home from wildfire

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Can’t wait for the guides on how to protect your home from flooding and/or how to dress for extreme temperatures. Tags: 3-d , Washington Post , wildfire. It starts with an ember floating carefree in the air, and then the tour highlights actions you can take.

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