Data and visual journalist, New York Times climate team https://www.nytimes.com/by/mira-rojanasakul
A $17 billion backlog in FEMA aid. Delays stem from a directive issued by Noem in June that said any expenditure of $100,000 or more must be approved by her office: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/c... @byscottdance.com
Extra Scrutiny of FEMA Aid to States Has Created a $17 Billion Bottleneckwww.nytimes.comNo time like a holiday deadline to learn MapLibre and how to run a cron job for the first time 🙃 (with a big assist from @willbdavis.bsky.social ) Follow along our “slow blog” as Ray and Chang join a team of scientists traveling to Antarctica: 🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/live/2025/cl...
Related reading: Bloomberg did an excellent deep dive into private sector risk modeling last year: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
The Risky Business of Predicting Where Climate Disaster Will HitClimate tech companies can calculate the chances that a flood or wildfire will ravage your home. But what if their odds are all different?www.bloomberg.comMira RojanasakulZillow stopped showing First Street risk scores after complaints from the California MLS. “Displaying the probability of a specific home flooding this year or within the next five years can have a significant impact on the perceived desirability of that property” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow stopped showing First Street risk scores after complaints from the California MLS. “Displaying the probability of a specific home flooding this year or within the next five years can have a significant impact on the perceived desirability of that property” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listingswww.nytimes.comBeen 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/...
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"The order and structure give it the appearance of rationality and rigor. This appearance is easy to emulate." (David Byrne)
Jack SapochNEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
doom scroll interlude!! please enjoy this fantastic visual explainer about earth's wobbles and whether your star sign is even really star sign 💫
Aatish BhatiaI wrote about how Earth's wobble causes our view of the skies to shift over time. Here's a paywall-free gift link. With @fparis.bsky.social and @iamrumz.bsky.social
