NEW: In a visual deep dive, we take a look at the battlegrounds that could decide a US-China war over Taiwan, with expert analysis and reporting from Kathrin Hille and Demetri ig.ft.com/taiwan-battleg…

Wartime trash mountains in #Gaza. We collaborated with Financial Times to use Planet 🛰️mapping over 140 informal solid waste sites, with hundreds of thousands of tons of garbage posing additional public health and environmental risks for weakened population. ft.com/content/190465…

Liking this #dataviz of changes in global temperature, using ERA5 since the 1940s.

🌍🌡️📈 Great data visualisation! Now I'm wondering whether July will be the first month that's on average above 17°C. July 2023 was the first time ECMWF showed any single day with global surface air temperatures above 17°C!

If you’re interested in a behind-the-scenes look at how we work with climate data at the Financial Times, check out our weekly newsletter “The Climate Graphic: Explained” In it Steven Bernard and I cover all things climate data, analysis and visualisation Sign up here: ep.ft.com/newsletters/su…

Three charts based on our #C3S ERA5 dataset you shouldn’t miss this month 📈Twelve-month record warm streak @ft 📈Hottest May on record spurs United Nations’s António Guterres World Meteorological Organization call for climate action 📈Only a few islands of colder than average temperatures since June 2023 Mika Rantanen

NEW: The UK’s asylum system is a mess. Anna Gross and I looked at what Labour is going to do to fix it. The task is great, given the growing backlog caused by the Tories’ Rwanda scheme, which leaves thousands of cases unprocessed. 👉 ft.com/content/482ef3…

Fascinating to watch Hurricane Beryl's forecasted vs. actual paths updated every 6 hours using National Hurricane Center data

NEW: June 2024 broke records once again, keeping the current hot streak going of 12 consecutive months of global surface air temperatures at least 1.5C above pre-industrial levels Read Attracta Mooney's report ft.com/content/31e565… #dataviz

Come and work with us! We’re looking for a reporter to join the visual storytelling team. Deadline is end of day, Monday 29 July. boards.greenhouse.io/financialtimes…

Will the world's boiling oceans cool and are they reaching their limits in the vital role they play in protecting the planet against the worst extremes of climate change? w/ great maps and charts from Steven Bernard Jana Tauschinski on.ft.com/3LzevrM

NEW: How accounting techniques hide the true surge in Big Tech's emissions and how Amazon Meta + Google are trying to shape a rewrite of emissions reporting rules with Kenza Bryan + Camilla Hodgson on.ft.com/3M9FRF2