How has the UK – cradle of the industrial revolution – nearly ended its reliance on coal? Carbon Brief tells this story of unprecedented change in a scrolling graphical narrative that maps every...

Not all flights are equal. Because of time zones, flying from Los Angeles to New York City feels like an eternity, but New York City to Los Angeles is a breeze. “A flight against time” shows how...

The impact of internet use on the environment is a contradictory topic. This impact differs according to the reduction/increase of carbon emissions that end up affecting the environment. For...

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...

These ‘Monsoon Rainfall Clocks’ describe the monthly rainfall totals between 1905-2015 for India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the UK. Each gradated coloured curve represents one year, its distance from...

How much CO2 is emitted by producing wheat versus beef burgers, or by taking a transatlantic flight, or by different countries each year, or by the global shipping industry? The media throws...

Intuitive interactive maps & charts visualising an extensive & authoritative database of international trade in natural resources. Chatham House’s resource trade database reorganizes UN...

An interactive data narrative spotlighting on the the devastating effect of Bottom-Trawlers, resulting in overfishing and loss in the marine ecosystem in India. Bottom trawling gear method is one...

When a train starts running from one station to the next station, conceptually, these two stations will temporarily be closer to each other. And that is exactly what this visualization shows:...

The Climate Bracelet encodes decades of temperature changes in Arkhangelsk, Russia, using the Warming Stripes method by Ed Hawkins. Each pair of bead rows represents a year, with red for warmer...

Nowadays tourists are more aware of the rental available in their selected destinations. All in all, Airbnb has seen a phenomenal rise in Latam and this DataViz highlights a few trends to give an...

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

Guadiana in Four Movements is an audiovisual piece that interrogates the present and future of the transboundary River Guadiana estuary (Iberian Peninsula). Crafted with found footage, images and...

Environmentalists have warned for decades that Mekong River dams were threatening the natural flow of sediment – a centuries-old system delivering nutrient-rich mud down the 5,000-km waterway 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...

Every year Russia produces 70 million tons of waste, a tenth of which comes from Moscow. Garbage settles in landfills. RBC observed as landfills grew around the capital. 23 landfills around...

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...

The western winds and the North-Atlantic ocean current make the European winter a relatively mild one, but this season still comes in many different shapes accross the continent. Explore them all...

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...

Ruas do Género: Exploring Gender Representation in Urban Toponymy "Ruas do Género" is a visual essay that explores the issue of gender representation in the street names of Porto, Portugal. How...

This map visualizes the craters of the moon in all their imperfect glory.

We revealed and illustrated widespread and systemic illegal logging by the Victorian government logging agency, VicForests, as well as the alleged complicity of its regulator, the Office of the...

Since President Rodrigo Duterte launched his war on drugs a year ago, Philippine police have taken hundreds of dead bodies to hospital. Why?

AirQ visualizes near real-time data and historical data of concentration on particulate matter less than 2.5 microns (PM 2.5) in diameter in the air. The portal allows users to spot global...

This project tells a story about the poverty levels and flood damages through physical visualization. This map shows the flooded residents from Tropical Storm Allison in Houston, Texas in 2001. The...

During winter 2022-2023 California experienced record snowfall, with some areas receiving over 20m (65ft). This map illustrates this snowfall thematically using 50 sq km hex-bins that each show the...

At Wedodata, our job is to tell stories with data. And we are particularly sensitive to those of our world engaged in a singular period, between collapse and reinvention. So when we saw a new kind...

"Synthetic Landscapes" is an immersive multimedia installation featured at La Biennale di Venezia 2023. The exhibition draws a parallel between two regions: the Midwest in the U.S.A. and the Niger...

This interactive visualization uses WebGL in the browser to give a 3D look at all the buildings in Manhattan. Using data provided by the city of New York, the user can filter the buildings by...

This publication explores plastic bag usage in the UK, considering the juxtaposition of perspectives from the supermarkets and in turn the consumers. The data presented visualises: The number of...