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PINK SALMON BOOM
PINK SALMON BOOM
HOW FORESTS CAPTURE CARBON
Illustration: Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into sugars, using the food to grow. This process, called photosynthesis, allows plants to make their own food, storing the carbon in their tissues as they grow roots, branches and leaves. In this way, forests help fight climate change by absorbing and storing carbon pollution that is heating the planet. Big trees store the most carbon because of their mass, and long-lived species such as Douglas fir and red cedar can lock carbon away for centuries. Trees absorb carbon dioxide gas through openings in leaves or needles called stomata. Chloroplasts within leaves and needles use the energy of the sun to split water molecules drawn up through tree roots into hydrogen and oxygen, released through their stomata. Trees and other green plants create the air we breathe, and shelter and nourish life as we know it.
HOW FORESTS CAPTURE CARBON
LIFE AFTER THE OSO LANDSLIDE
LIFE AFTER THE OSO LANDSLIDE
WHO ARE THE ZIZIANS?
WHO ARE THE ZIZIANS?
GEOLOGY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
Geologist Nick Zentner inspects a roadside cut near Granger, Washington. He is standing on cobbles transported by the ancient Columbia River. The vertical wall is composed of ice age flood deposits and windblown loess—ideal for growing crops like grapes and wheat. (Illustration by Fiona Martin / The Seattle Times)
GEOLOGY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN
URBAN BARRIERS TO SALMON
A screen recording shows how readers can follow a salmon's journey while scrolling down an urban stream, encountering various barriers on the way. (Illustrations by Fiona Martin / The Seattle Times)
URBAN BARRIERS TO SALMON
CULTURALLY MODIFIED TREES
CULTURALLY MODIFIED TREES
FALL ARTS GUIDE 2026
FALL ARTS GUIDE 2026
ADAPTIVE RIDING
Painting of Jason, Belgian draft/quarter horse Malakai, and his adaptive riding team.
ADAPTIVE RIDING
BRANDING FOR A PHYSICAL THERAPY CLINIC
Branding for Foundations Physical Therapy
BRANDING FOR A PHYSICAL THERAPY CLINIC
ARE SPIT HOODS SAFE?
Illustrated comparison of three types of mesh spit hoods used in medical settings: Taylor, TranZport, and Innoshield 8K. (Reporting by Hannah Furfaro, Graphic by Fiona Martin / The Seattle Times)
ARE SPIT HOODS SAFE?
FENTANYL
FENTANYL
CORAL REEFS
Illustration of lion fish
CORAL REEFS
GREEN GOLD
GREEN GOLD
THE POWER OF A LOGJAM
THE POWER OF A LOGJAM
NOAA & NIDIS REPORT DESIGNS
Samples from the 2015 and 2016 NOAA Climate Program Office Annual Reports (Design, photo selection, and graphics by Fiona Martin / Visualizing Science.)
NOAA & NIDIS REPORT DESIGNS
A GLACIER IN RETREAT
Illustration of Emmons Glacier with labeled features, including what causes the glacier to gain or lose mass. (Fiona Martin / The Seattle Times)
A GLACIER IN RETREAT
ISLAND MARBLE BUTTERFLY
ISLAND MARBLE BUTTERFLY
SOIL MOISTURE
Poster: The role of soil moisture in water, energy and carbon cycles
SOIL MOISTURE
VISUALS AS A CATALYST FOR CLIMATE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
Illustration of the Earth's seven spheres, with the anthrosphere having a disproportionate impact on the other six natural domains. Published in Visuals as a Catalyst for Climate Science Communication p. 251.
VISUALS AS A CATALYST FOR CLIMATE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
RESTORATION ECONOMY
RESTORATION ECONOMY
COASTAL UPWELLING
COASTAL UPWELLING
PUGET SOUND’S UNDERWATER FORESTS
Illustration of bull kelp
PUGET SOUND’S UNDERWATER FORESTS
INTEGRATING BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH TO SAVE TREES
INTEGRATING BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH TO SAVE TREES
NOAA CLIMATE REPORT
Illustration of young students and adults viewing a 3D globe map of a marine heat wave with elevated sea surface temperatures. Illustration created for an NOAA climate report by Fiona Martin / Visualizing Science.
NOAA CLIMATE REPORT
FUSION ENERGY
Helion's fusion might power Microsoft data centers
FUSION ENERGY
UNDERWATER TRAIL
UNDERWATER TRAIL
MILANKOVITCH CYCLES
Milankovitch Cycles: Precession in Northern Hemisphere winter
MILANKOVITCH CYCLES
BERRY PIE
Branding for a DEI event featuring an illustration of mixed berry pie and the words "Together at the Table."
BERRY PIE
CULTURALLY RELEVANT PLANTS
CULTURALLY RELEVANT PLANTS
JEFFREY PINE CONE
JEFFREY PINE CONE
HUMPBACK WHALES REBOUND
HUMPBACK WHALES REBOUND
BEAVERS: ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS
BEAVERS: ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS
FISHING FOR eDNA
FISHING FOR eDNA
ANNUAL REVIEWS: MARINE SCIENCE
ANNUAL REVIEWS: MARINE SCIENCE
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK
Painting of an ashy storm-petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa) nesting in a crevasse. Acrylics on illustration board.
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK
DROSOPHILA RESEARCH AND BIOLOGICAL DISCOVERY
DROSOPHILA RESEARCH AND BIOLOGICAL DISCOVERY
CALCIUM CARBONATE IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
Illustration of various calcium carbonate deposits in aquatic ecosystems. In many lakes, rivers, wetlands, and streams, calcium carbonate may form temporary or permanent deposits like travertine dams, layered microbial structures, or suspended particles (whiting events).
CALCIUM CARBONATE IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
CANNERY ROW TROMPÉ L’OIEL
Trompé l'oiel painting of objects telling the story of Cannery Row.
CANNERY ROW TROMPÉ L’OIEL
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RAINBOW
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RAINBOW
BOEING DOOR PLUG BLOWOUT
BOEING DOOR PLUG BLOWOUT
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
Feature illustration for Seattle Times story on 50th anniversary of ESA.
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
Cross section of green and gray stormwater infrastructure. Illustration by Fiona Martin / NOAA Climate Program Office.
STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER RESERVOIR
WATER RESERVOIR
BIRD FLU
BIRD FLU
WASHINGTON STEELHEAD
WASHINGTON STEELHEAD

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