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PINK SALMON BOOM
PINK SALMON BOOM
LONGVIEW PULP MILL DISASTER
LONGVIEW PULP MILL DISASTER
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
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
HOW HEAT PUMPS WORK
HOW HEAT PUMPS WORK
CULTURALLY MODIFIED TREES
CULTURALLY MODIFIED TREES
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
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
MEASLES OUTBREAK RESPONSE
An infographic shows how even one measles case can trigger an immense amount of work for public health teams, including making hundreds of contact-tracing calls, running emergency trainings, tracking data, testing people and communicating with the public. At the Snohomish County Health Department, which is responding to an ongoing measles outbreak, it’s taken a lot of team coordination.
MEASLES OUTBREAK RESPONSE
SOIL MOISTURE
Poster: The role of soil moisture in water, energy and carbon cycles
SOIL MOISTURE
COASTAL UPWELLING
COASTAL UPWELLING
CLIMATE.GOV GRAPHICS
CLIMATE.GOV GRAPHICS
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
MILANKOVITCH CYCLES
Milankovitch Cycles: Precession in Northern Hemisphere winter
MILANKOVITCH CYCLES
CLIMATE INVESTMENTS
CLIMATE INVESTMENTS
BEAVERS: ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS
BEAVERS: ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS
FISHING FOR eDNA
FISHING FOR eDNA
ANNUAL REVIEWS: MARINE SCIENCE
ANNUAL REVIEWS: MARINE SCIENCE
ANNUAL REVIEWS: BIOLOGY
Processes that eventually can lead to the eradication of chemotherapy-resistant tumor cells. Rendered in Adobe Illustrator. Published in Kroemer et al. (2013) in the Annual Review of Immunology v31. Illustration by Fiona Martin. © Annual Reviews.
ANNUAL REVIEWS: BIOLOGY
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
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RAINBOW
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RAINBOW
HOW LEAD AND CADMIUM GET INTO CHOCOLATE
HOW LEAD AND CADMIUM GET INTO CHOCOLATE
BOEING DOOR PLUG BLOWOUT
BOEING DOOR PLUG BLOWOUT
FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY
FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY
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
BIRD FLU
BIRD FLU
WASHINGTON STEELHEAD
WASHINGTON STEELHEAD
OCEAN PAVILION
OCEAN PAVILION
DROUGHT EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
DROUGHT EARLY WARNING SYSTEM

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