The following graphics were all made for the Climate Matters Program.
This program works to link climate and local weather by providing weekly, customized analyses to hundreds of TV meteorologists nationwide. Each week TV-ready graphics, animations, and videos that reflect local current conditions are packaged and distributed through an email newsletter, providing them with the tools they need to educate their viewing audiences.
Rio Olympics Package (8/3/16)
A special package of graphics for meteorologists to refer to during the games. The package looks at the general climate of Brazil and some of the potential climate change impacts there.
For full package click here: http://www.climatecentral.org/outreach/alert-archive/2016Olympics.php?market=DC
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Mosquito Package (7/27/16)
The local and national trend in number of days each year that are favorable for mosquitoes. The formula incorporates temperature and humidity and is based on published work from the National Institutes of Health.
This release also had a web component: http://www.climatecentral.org/news/more-mosquito-days-increasing-zika-risk-in-us-20553
Arctic Sea Ice Minimum (9/14/16)
Arctic sea ice is HIT its annual minimum extent and was declared the second lowest on record. With climate change, we have found that the minimum is occurring later.
