disasters
Dec
6
2018
A four-panel cartoon depicts a scientist clutching a carbon emissions report while standing amid increasingly severe conditions. The first panel shows flames and the word NOT. The second places the figure in driving rain with SEEING. Snow falls in the third panel with ANY. The final panel shows the scientist neck-deep in water saying SLOWDOWN. The sequence responds to the November 2018 release of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, which detailed mounting U.S. climate impacts under continued emissions growth.
Sep
20
2017
Sep
17
2017
A political cartoon depicts Earth encircled by multiple hurricane symbols and five evacuation route signs pointing toward the planet. Published on September 17, 2017, the image responds to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Jose striking in quick succession during an unusually active Atlantic season. The visual metaphor suggests the planet itself requires evacuation from intensifying storms linked to warmer oceans. The cartoon arrives weeks after Harvey flooded Houston and as Irma threatened Florida and the Caribbean. It captures public anxiety over back-to-back major hurricanes and growing scientific links between climate change and stronger storms.
