Daniel Wolfe

@sadbumblebee.buzz

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Climate graphics reporter and columnist at the Washington post. www.sadbumblebee.buzz

A screenshot of a URL saying: bath boat. In the URL string it says "Assorted-phthalates"
This line chart shows national average rates of clicking on climate risk data on Redfin listings. This period shows dramatic spikes in behavior during the Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the L.A. wildfires, and the Texas flash floods.
This line chart shows clickthrough rates of California homebuyers from December 2024 through the end of October 2025. The rate of users clicking on the climate risk tab jumps past 6% (a 48% increase) from average during the Palisades and Eaton wildfire period. After that peak, things return to average rates by April. These are weekly averages.
This bar chart shows the reductions on an individual action like swapping half beef for chicken, cutting food waste in half or Meatless Mondays (33%, 16%, and 14% respectively). Or when taken altogether... which isn't a sum, it's when modeled as an intervention in tandem (51%).
This is a screenshot of the lookup tool in the story. The selection is on New York which shows an annual emissions per capita of 945 kgCO2 equivalent. The text reads: "People in New York–Newark emit 945 kgCO₂ equivalent per year, on average, when eating 176 pounds of meat (80 kg) per capita. Meat consumption is above the national average, while emissions per capita is below the national average."
This U.S. contiguous map shows cities colored by how much they emit by capita. The title reads "Hoofprint" in U.S. cities and the range is from less than 800 kg CO2 equivalent per capita to greater than 1.5K. Labels on this map identify low emission areas like Pennsylvania and the Upper Midwest where dairy cattle are culled for consumption. Higher emission areas are in places like the border town McAllen, Texas. Lower emissions in California are from a mix of lower intensity crop in feed and feedlots that are local. Much of the cornbelt and south have higher than average hoofprints because of either high intensity ghg emissions, feedlots, or a combination of both.
A bar chart shows the amount of potential detainees exposed to heatwaves at ICE facilities. The first bar shows around 40K detainees exposed before planned expansions with that amount growing by 79% after planned expansions according to internal documents made available to The Post. The note at the bottom says: "Note: "Heat waves" are defined as five or more consecutive days of dangerous heat. Previous capacity based on July 28 capacity figures, according to internal planning documents obtained by The Post."
A drone shot from above shows flames from all sides consuming farmland.
Two maps of California presenting FEMA's wildfire risk assessment and the USDA's LANDFIRE vegetation departure index. This represents how much flora has changed since colonization and their intersection with wildfire risk.
This drone footage compares untreated (burned) with treated forest from our visit. It highlights the less dense wooded area to the denser treated area with text.
Robbins’ grandmother, a masterful weaver, never completed this basket shown in the photo. But Robbins has hopes to finish it one day herself. This basket is made possible by burning hazel and encouraging straight shoots for weaving.
This chart shows burn scar data from every year starting in the 1600s to 2015 based on research from Alan H. Taylor, Valerie Trouet, Carl N. Skinner, and Scott Stephens. There are solid lines indicating presence of fire starting in the 1600s. The lines fade in the 1900s when the U.S. began a total fire suppression model for managing forest fires.
A bar chart comparing the US oil and gas exports against China's green tech exports in 2024 and 2025. In 2024, China's exports were $180B to the US $150B. In 2025, it was $120 to $80B, China and US. The chart says: China earns more from exporting solar panels, batteries, electric cars and other clean energy tech than the US does through fossil fuel exports.
This diagram shows the global and illustration of the jet stream with a simplified explanation of the jetstream interactions. The text reads: Foudad’s study found a majority of change in the U.S. appears in the southwest along the subtropical jet stream — a high altitude band of wind that wraps around the globe. Along the edges of this jetstream, two layers of air at different temperatures encounter one another. Extreme weather intensifies temperature differences of these layers, allowing wind speeds to change over short distances.
this map shows the interactive map that allows readers to put in arrivals and destinations to see where sever turbulence will impact their flights and for how long. this flight travels from California to South Carolina. The text says: A flight from LAX to CHS typically experiences high amounts of turbulence. At two degrees of warming the flight would experience more turbulence. On average, passengers should be prepared for 53 seconds more of bumpy air.
A screenshot from the story where push notifications blanket the background and a text box above says: "Have you struggled to keep up? That's by design."
A diagram of a house and the risks of exposure to harmful chemicals when boiling or using contaminated tap water.
This dumbbell chart compares states where affirmative action is banned in public schools and where it is not along racial and ethnic categories. The analysis found that Asian and White populations are more overrepresented in states where it is banned, while all other groups remained at or below racial parity in those compared states. The headline reads: "In states with bans, Hispanic and Native Americans were less represented"
dozens of millipedes under the side of a redwood tree.