Naema Ahmed

Washington, D.C.

Graphics reporter

Education: University of Maryland, BA in journalism and BS in computer science

Naema Ahmed is a graphics reporter at The Washington Post. Before joining The Post, she worked at Axios as a data visualization designer.
Latest from Naema Ahmed

    California’s ‘super bloom’ is underway. Here’s why it’s so epic.

    California’s impressive wildflower bloom comes after massive amounts of precipitation drenched much of the state in recent months.

    April 19, 2023

    Many Antarctic glaciers are never snow-free. See how remarkably different this year is.

    Warmer-than-average temperatures across the continent’s northernmost tip began creeping in during November, lasting through February. By then, several glaciers were nearly or completely free of snow.

    March 24, 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

    This is the environmental cost of the food we eat

    Chicken or tuna? Tofu or lentils? Rice or potatoes? See which food is better for the planet.

    February 1, 2023

    Multiple agencies concur: ’22 was one of Earth’s hottest years

    Ranking as the fifth- or sixth-warmest year on record, the world experienced unrelenting waves of extreme weather.

    January 12, 2023

    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

    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

      More dangerous heat waves are on the way: See the impact by Zip code.

      Explore our zip code level extreme heat map of the United States to see how heat waves and dangerous temperatures will affect your city in the coming years.

      August 15, 2022

        London hit 104 degrees. That’s like 129 degrees in Phoenix.

        See how some of the high temperature records set in Europe in July would translate to cities in the United States.

        July 23, 2022

        Summer in America is becoming hotter, longer and more dangerous

        Climate change is altering the summer months — turning a time of joy into stretches of extreme heat, dangerously polluted air, anxiety, and lost traditions.

        July 2, 2022