Climate disasters’ cascading effects
Graphic for Scientific American
Diagram designed for Scientific American. The graphic visualises how climate disasters cause rippling effects far beyond the initial event.
«When people imagine the aftermath of a natural disaster, skin infections and gastrointestinal illnesses aren’t usually the problems that come to mind. But these conditions are embedded in a cascade of extensive and often unexpected consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and other calamities related to climate change.»
Created in collaboration with Jen Christiansen, article by Lori Youmshajekian.
A project by Federica Fragapane
Inspired by “Cascading Impacts of Climate Events” graphic by Geethanjali MR, in Atlas of Disaster, from Rebuild by Design; Rebuild by Design sources: Preparing for Regional Health Impacts of Climate Change in the United States, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Climate and Health Program, July 2020; Human Health and the Climate Crisis, by Gail L. Carlson, Jones & Bartlett Learning, January 2022; “Health Effects of Coastal Storms and Flooding in Urban Areas: A Review and Vulnerability Assessment,” by Kathryn Lane et al., in Journal of Environmental and Public Health, Vol. 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/913064
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