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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 24/04/2026

Is global warming tipping key Atlantic ocean currents towards ‘collapse’? Our new visual explainer dives deep on the AMOC and the latest scientific research. With @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org and Kerry Cleaver @carbonbrief.org interactive.carbonbrief.org/amoc-explain... #dataviz #climate

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 17/06/2025

The rise, fall and rise of UK nuclear power The green light given to Sizewell C and other small modular reactors somewhat revives the UK’s nuclear capacity after decades of decline, albeit at a lower peak than the 1990s Streamgraph for @carbonbrief.org #dataviz www.carbonbrief.org/chart-the-ri...

A stream graph chart showing the rise of nuclear power in the UK between 1960 and 1995, before declining in more recent years. With new investment, nuclear capacity is expected to increase again, and the chart shows a 2nd peak in the 2050s, albeit lower than in the 1990s.

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 17/04/2025

Anyone else see a scatter piggy?

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 24/02/2025

There were a lot of hexagons in this piece... Brilliant analysis by @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 24/02/2025

Extreme weather is destroying crops around the world, from hurricanes hitting bananas and yams in Jamaica, to drought ruining maize crops in Myanmar last year. We mapped a global snapshot of the impacts from media reports for @carbonbrief.org interactive.carbonbrief.org/crops-extrem... #dataviz

World map showing 100 cases where crops have been destroyed by extreme weather, such as drought, rain and flooding or storms.

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 29/01/2025

New attribution study by WWA finds climate change increased the likelihood of wildfire disaster in Los Angeles Cumulative annual rainfall chart for @wwattribution.bsky.social www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan... #dataviz

Line chart showing the cumulative rainfall per year in mm, from 1991 to 2024-25. Rainy winters in 2022-23 and 2023-24 were then followed by a very dry period in 2024.

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 28/01/2025

A forest twice the size of Greater London would need to be planted in the UK to cancel out the extra emissions from the expansion of Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports. That's more than 300,000 hectares... Chart for @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-... #dataviz

Line chart showing the increase in aviation emissions if Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports were expanded.

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 07/01/2025

A network of researchers conducted a global stocktake of measures taken by communities forced to adapt to climate change. We analysed 1,600+ peer-reviewed articles from the data looking at where, how and by whom these measures are being taken. interactive.carbonbrief.org/climate-adap... #dataviz

World map showing 1,600+ locations of articles looking at on-the-ground responses to climate change and adaptation measures. There are noticeable clusters on the west coast and east coast of Africa, India, Bangladesh, east coast of the US and western Europe. There are also noticeable gaps in South America and north Africa.

A bar chart showing the different types of climate impacts communities are responding to. "General impacts" is top, followed by drought and precipitation/flooding

A grid plot showing all the articles mentioning climate change and adaptation measures in the US. There are a total of 139 out of the 1,682 papers that forms the dataset.

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 09/12/2024

This ridgeline plot and the unconventional use of shading from white to blue to indicate sea ice loss is great. It also reinforces the impression of a dense ice pack breaking up. Chart by @janatausch.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/63fb... #dataviz

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 18/11/2024

We also designed a series of grouped dot charts/grid plots (or waffle charts, as they're named in the #svelte project) breaking down the data at country level, with a focus on China and the US, but every country has a dedicated page

Screenshot showing the number of attribution studies in the US, grouped by finding

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 18/11/2024

The general aesthetic of the piece is a "worn-mail" look, with early ideas referencing postal marks, stamps, index cards and nutrition fact boxes

A collection of images including index cards, stamps, postal marks, nutrition facts, etc

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 18/11/2024

Each study in the dataset is represented by a 'card', noting the study title and brief summary. We designed a 'stamp' for quick reference to show the influence of climate change and the type of weather event. The cards can be filtered or searched by region, country, weather event, etc.

Three panels with details from three different attribution studies

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 18/11/2024

The other reason to cluster the data by region is due to the range of geographic scales of the study areas - some are very specific whilst others are national, continental or even global. We present the data per region in a popup with a globe locator indicating the area the data is filtered to

A screenshot of a webpage showing the number and type of extreme weather events and trends that have occurred in Europe that have been studied to understand the influence of climate change.

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 18/11/2024

We've just launched a major update of our attribution map, tracking every published study on how climate change has influenced extreme weather. With over 600 studies, we opted to cluster the data into regions, moving away from previous overcrowded versions plotting each study with a single marker

A world map showing the number of different types of extreme weather events grouped into regional clusters.

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 27/09/2024

"A factory in London's East End pokes through blankets of smog, 1952" Feature by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org and @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Graphics and design by @jjgoodman.bsky.social

Black and white photo showing a factory in London's East End covered in smog, 1952. Credit: Eleventh Hour Photography /Alamy Stock Photo.

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 27/09/2024

The UK’s last coal-fired power plant closes this month. Whilst significant, this is worth holding in mind: "Since 1882, the UK’s coal plants will have emitted 10.4bn tonnes of CO2 – more than most countries have ever produced from all sources" interactive.carbonbrief.org/coal-phaseou...

Line chart showing the 142-year timeline of coal power in the UK, from the first power station in 1882, to the last station closing in 2024.

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 30/10/2023

FALSE: ‘Old bangers are the green motorist’s choice’ Buying a new electric vehicle to replace an 'old banger' would benefit the climate after driving 20,000-32,000 miles Cars on a chart for @drsimevans.bsky.social epic EV factcheck for @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-21...

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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 27/10/2023

Africa has faced a run of deadly and, in many cases, unprecedented extreme weather events this year. Analysis by @daisydunne.bsky.social shows 15k+ deaths and 34m+ people affected in 2023 to date. Map with Joe Goodman for @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-afr...

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