Derek Watkins
@dwtkns
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dataviz @netflix, graphics editor @nytgraphics before that
New York City
Joined August 2011
A visual breakdown of how Mexico City's geology amplifies quake shockwaves as they pass through
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The devastating earthquake on Tuesday was all the more destructive because of Mexico City’s unusual position atop an ancient lake bed.
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What it feels and looks like to drive from Houston to Beaumont in the aftermath of Harvey:
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Hurricane Harvey left residents of many small towns stranded.
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RT @wallacetim: Town After Town Under Water in the 100 Miles From Houston to Beaumont, with @dwtkns
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Hurricane Harvey left residents of many small towns stranded.
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New statements put Fitz collision at 1:30am; GPS backs that up. Unclear why ship took 1hr to turn around & report
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The path of the container ship that struck the U.S.S. Fitzgerald:
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Finally put up this postmortem about how we animated our Antarctica ice flow maps
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Some scientists fear that West Antarctica’s immense ice sheet may have entered the early stages of an unstoppable disintegration.
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3 sqft of Antarctica maps in tomorrow's paper. Only took a few tries to get it right.
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RT @algore: Must read @nytimes piece on the devastating impacts the climate crisis has on Antarctica, & projected sea-level rise https://t.….
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Some scientists fear that West Antarctica’s immense ice sheet may have entered the early stages of an unstoppable disintegration.
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RT @13pt: Four @nytimes journalists went to Antarctica to understand how changes to the ice might affect the world
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Some scientists fear that West Antarctica’s immense ice sheet may have entered the early stages of an unstoppable disintegration.
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@evanapplegate thanks man! seems presumptuous but here are my T.T.T. mainly just do what tom patterson says though
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Portfolio update! On Jan 1! .Now to avoid any/all personal or professional development for the rest of 2017.
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RT @jswatz: Mesmerizing: See how climate change and human action alter the landscape. @dwtkns @henryfountain
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New research reveals how water has changed across the surface of the earth over the last 30 years.
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North Carolina is a dead heat: see the results at the precinct level as they come in
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RT @KevinQ: A lovely survey of NYT election maps – including the huge one in today's print edition – by @aliciaparlap: .
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There’s not always one form that reveals every trend in the most contextually accurate and accessible way.
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