William B. Davis
@willbdavis.bsky.social
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Animated some dust moving across the atlantic for this story with @amyjeangraff.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/w...
Tracking snowfall around Lake Michigan overnight and into today w/ @nazaneentv.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Tracking snowfall around Lake Michigan overnight and into today w/ @nazaneentv.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
@nytweather.bsky.social relaunched a freezing temperature tracker for this season. Check it out here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
@nytweather.bsky.social relaunched a freezing temperature tracker for this season. Check it out here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Been obsessed with local flood hotspots since my ground floor apartment flooded during Hurricane Sandy. Seems like a good day to share this beautiful look at NYC's flood risk and some solutions the city is exploring (feat. lovely @nunderwood6.bsky.social maps!):
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
New York Is Going to Flood. Here’s What the City Can Do to Survive.
Adaptation is a matter of survival, and the city may have to throw every solution available at a worsening situation.
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Been obsessed with local flood hotspots since my ground floor apartment flooded during Hurricane Sandy. Seems like a good day to share this beautiful look at NYC's flood risk and some solutions the city is exploring (feat. lovely @nunderwood6.bsky.social maps!):
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Intensification of hurricane #melissa overnight www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Intensification of hurricane #melissa overnight www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I’ve spent years collecting tools, datasets, maps, and other interesting links I’ve come across through my work and passion. I’m organizing everything into one place: If you’d like to get it when it’s out, you can subscribe here: pablorobles.substack.com/about
October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I’ve spent years collecting tools, datasets, maps, and other interesting links I’ve come across through my work and passion. I’m organizing everything into one place: If you’d like to get it when it’s out, you can subscribe here: pablorobles.substack.com/about
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From NYT Climate, via @harrystevens.bsky.social and @bradplumer.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How China Raced Ahead of the U.S. on Nuclear Power
The United States was once the undisputed leader in atomic energy. Now it is trying to catch up.
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
From NYT Climate, via @harrystevens.bsky.social and @bradplumer.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I've started processing NOAA's MRMS data to show near real-time storm impacts. Here's the latest from storm Imelda: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
September 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I've started processing NOAA's MRMS data to show near real-time storm impacts. Here's the latest from storm Imelda: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Mapping some recent double events www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
September 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Mapping some recent double events www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I just published a new installment of A Gentle Introduction to GDAL. It’s about visualizing time series data & automating tedious processing chains with shell scripting. No experience needed.
#cartography #maps #dataviz
medium.com/@robsimmon/a...
#cartography #maps #dataviz
medium.com/@robsimmon/a...
A Gentle Introduction to GDAL Part 9: Automation with Bash
The main strength of GDAL is its command line foundation, which unlocks capabilities that are difficult to execute otherwise.
medium.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I just published a new installment of A Gentle Introduction to GDAL. It’s about visualizing time series data & automating tedious processing chains with shell scripting. No experience needed.
#cartography #maps #dataviz
medium.com/@robsimmon/a...
#cartography #maps #dataviz
medium.com/@robsimmon/a...
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Zodiac signs were originally based on the stars. But over thousands of years, our view of the stars has shifted. That means, if you account for this shift, your sign might not be what you think.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Your Zodiac Sign Is 2,000 Years Out of Date
Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign.
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Zodiac signs were originally based on the stars. But over thousands of years, our view of the stars has shifted. That means, if you account for this shift, your sign might not be what you think.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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September 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Made this little guy to track the substantial growth of Erin's tropical-storm-force winds #mapshaper #turfjs #flubber #svelte5 🎁 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
August 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Made this little guy to track the substantial growth of Erin's tropical-storm-force winds #mapshaper #turfjs #flubber #svelte5 🎁 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Hurricane Erin this morning: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
August 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Hurricane Erin this morning: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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At ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the Biggest Risk Isn’t Alligators
w/ Hiroko Tabuchi
🎁🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
w/ Hiroko Tabuchi
🎁🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Environmental Concerns at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Include Storms and Flooding (Gift Article)
The area around the immigrant detention center, deep in the Everglades, is threatened by hurricanes, extreme heat and even wildfires.
www.nytimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
At ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the Biggest Risk Isn’t Alligators
w/ Hiroko Tabuchi
🎁🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
w/ Hiroko Tabuchi
🎁🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A very manual @protomaps.com to print pipeline. Always excited to get something in print 🗞️ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
July 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A very manual @protomaps.com to print pipeline. Always excited to get something in print 🗞️ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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A story in 9 maps to explain what weather experts call “flash flood month.” 🎁 link:
nyti.ms/44PpkiD | great work by my colleagues @willbdavis.bsky.social, @sonofjud.bsky.social and @wallacetim.bsky.social
nyti.ms/44PpkiD | great work by my colleagues @willbdavis.bsky.social, @sonofjud.bsky.social and @wallacetim.bsky.social
Here's Why There's So Much Flash Flooding in the U.S. Right Now (Gift Article)
July’s hot temperatures and moist air are the perfect ingredients for rain.
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
A story in 9 maps to explain what weather experts call “flash flood month.” 🎁 link:
nyti.ms/44PpkiD | great work by my colleagues @willbdavis.bsky.social, @sonofjud.bsky.social and @wallacetim.bsky.social
nyti.ms/44PpkiD | great work by my colleagues @willbdavis.bsky.social, @sonofjud.bsky.social and @wallacetim.bsky.social
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We’re hiring a senior-level Frontend Engineer!
This role is about building tools that help people use Earth data to tackle real-world problems — from climate and conservation to disaster response and open science.
Remote, open-source, and meaningful.
Details + apply: grnh.se/39qfi0m13us
This role is about building tools that help people use Earth data to tackle real-world problems — from climate and conservation to disaster response and open science.
Remote, open-source, and meaningful.
Details + apply: grnh.se/39qfi0m13us
July 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
We’re hiring a senior-level Frontend Engineer!
This role is about building tools that help people use Earth data to tackle real-world problems — from climate and conservation to disaster response and open science.
Remote, open-source, and meaningful.
Details + apply: grnh.se/39qfi0m13us
This role is about building tools that help people use Earth data to tackle real-world problems — from climate and conservation to disaster response and open science.
Remote, open-source, and meaningful.
Details + apply: grnh.se/39qfi0m13us
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We interviewed neighbors and former workers, as well as reviewed dozens of photos, videos, recent and historical satellite and aerial imagery of mass grave sites. My colleague Charlie Smart reported from Damascus and captured one remaining trench with photogrammetry.
July 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We interviewed neighbors and former workers, as well as reviewed dozens of photos, videos, recent and historical satellite and aerial imagery of mass grave sites. My colleague Charlie Smart reported from Damascus and captured one remaining trench with photogrammetry.
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📊 Here’s a colorful preview of this week’s Data Vis Dispatch! Topics include oil tanker traffic, NYC elections, and the global race for renewable energy 🔋
www.datawrapper.de/blog/data-vi...
www.datawrapper.de/blog/data-vi...
July 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
📊 Here’s a colorful preview of this week’s Data Vis Dispatch! Topics include oil tanker traffic, NYC elections, and the global race for renewable energy 🔋
www.datawrapper.de/blog/data-vi...
www.datawrapper.de/blog/data-vi...
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The first day of the Atlantic hurricane season came and went on June 1 without a named storm. Three weeks in, there still hasn’t been a named storm. That is both unusual, and not. Here's why.
This Hurricane Season Is One of the Slowest to Start in 20 Years
The Atlantic season began officially on June 1. Three weeks in, there still hasn’t been a named storm.
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June 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The first day of the Atlantic hurricane season came and went on June 1 without a named storm. Three weeks in, there still hasn’t been a named storm. That is both unusual, and not. Here's why.
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About a quarter of the world’s oceans are experiencing temperatures that qualify as a marine heat wave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/c...
See How Marine Heat Waves Are Spreading Across the Globe
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
About a quarter of the world’s oceans are experiencing temperatures that qualify as a marine heat wave.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/c...
Animated some dust moving across the atlantic for this story with @amyjeangraff.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/w...
June 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Animated some dust moving across the atlantic for this story with @amyjeangraff.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/w...
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Remember the 2015 internet debate about whether the dress was blue and black, or white and gold?
I'm a bumps and bumps person on this one. Give it a try.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I'm a bumps and bumps person on this one. Give it a try.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Do You See Craters or Bumps on the Moon’s Surface?
A picture taken recently by a Japanese company’s spacecraft shows how your interpretation of objective reality can be tested by the power of illusion.
www.nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Remember the 2015 internet debate about whether the dress was blue and black, or white and gold?
I'm a bumps and bumps person on this one. Give it a try.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I'm a bumps and bumps person on this one. Give it a try.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...