Science & ClimatePhys.org•1 min read•10/22/2026 (2h ago)

When climate data is transformed into visuals, some people and places get overlooked

When climate data is transformed into visuals, some people and places get overlooked
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When a climate disaster happens, people thousands of miles away may encounter it through numbers: how many people died, how many were displaced, how many homes were destroyed and how much infrastructure was damaged. But for the people living through it, the disaster is not a data set. It is a home, a family, a livelihood...

Key Takeaways

  • When a climate disaster happens, people thousands of miles away may encounter it through numbers: how many people died, how many were displaced, how many homes were destroyed and how much infrastructure was damaged.
  • But for the people living through it, the disaster is not a data set.
  • It is a home, a family, a livelihood and a place.

When a climate disaster happens, people thousands of miles away may encounter it through numbers: how many people died, how many were displaced, how many homes were destroyed and how much infrastructure was damaged. But for the people living through it, the disaster is not a data set. It is a home, a family, a livelihood and a place.

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