John Muyskens

Washington, D.C.

Graphics reporter focusing on climate change and environmental justice

Education: Calvin College, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

John Muyskens is a graphics reporter who focuses on climate change and environmental justice. He worked on the Post's Pulitzer-winning projects documenting fatal police shootings and global warming hot spots.
Latest from John Muyskens

The number of students who have experienced gun violence at school since Columbine

The Washington Post for years has tracked the number of students affected by school shootings. Since 1999, over 300,000 children have experienced gun violence during school hours.

April 3, 2023

U.S. home heating is fractured in surprising ways: Look up your neighborhood

The split shows that much of the South, and rural America, could ditch fossil fuels easier than big cities and the coasts.

March 6, 2023

    The risk of damage from hurricane winds will shift in coming decades. See the impact by Zip code.

    Strong winds fueled by climate change are expected to reach further inland and northward, putting more Americans at risk.

    February 27, 2023

      Here’s what the derailed Ohio train was carrying — and what was burned

      A visual timeline of how the Norfolk Southern train disaster unfolded.

      February 18, 2023

      Tracking Biden’s environmental actions

      President Biden is unwinding Donald Trump’s environmental legacy while forging his own. The Washington Post is chronicling every step.

      December 29, 2022

      America underwater

      A review of extreme flooding events this summer showed FEMA's flood maps are failing to fully inform Americans of flood risk in rural and urban areas.

      December 6, 2022

      We looked at 1,200 possibilities for the planet’s future. These are our best hope.

      These scenarios help show us what needs to be done — and what we can still do.

      December 1, 2022

        Maps show how millions of people have moved into Hurricane Ian’s path

        In few places is Florida’s population and development boom over the past half century more apparent than along the swath of coastline facing disastrous impacts from Ian, from the Tampa Bay area south to Fort Myers and Naples.

        September 28, 2022

        How was this summer different where you live?

        Explore fifty years of weather data to see how much hotter this summer was in your county.

        September 23, 2022

        Tracking the path of Tropical Storm Gaston

        Maps of the path of Tropical Storm Gaston as it threatens to become a hurricane in the Atlantic.

        September 22, 2022