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Washington Post
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Daniel Wolfe named Climate Lab Co-Columnist
We are happy to announce that Daniel Wolfe is joining Climate & Environment as a visual journalist and a columnist for Climate Lab, our recurring column. As a member of The Post's graphics team since 2022, Daniel has often been focused on environmental and health impacts of news events. In the early days of the Israel-Hamas war, he examined waterborne disease risks for the people in Gaza. In a prescient piece just before the L.A. fires, he co-authored a story about how wildfires can introduce carcinogens into water utilities. As a Pulitzer Center fellow, he investigated the mysterious die offs of Gray Whales along the Pacific Coast, linking them to scarcer food sources as the seas warm. With Climate Lab, which uses data and visuals to explore a wide range of scientific and climate-related subjects, Daniel hopes to bring the same light, curious voice he has demonstrated in recent years, with stories on testing readers on break-up texts written by ChatGPT, why marijuana dispensaries have contrived names, or the mysterious tyranny of baby names, in which he led readers through the trials of picking a name for his newborn son and realized we all follow popular trends even when trying to be different. Daniel's expressive visual style and perspective informs his approach, from satellite animations and personalized text threads to hand-drawn maps. Daniel will co-anchor the Climate Lab column with fellow Climate visual journalist Niko Kommenda. Before joining The Post, Daniel was the data and graphics editor for the National News desk at CNN. He starts on April 14.
Washington Post
08-04-2025
- Science
- Washington Post
Niko Kommenda named Climate Lab Co-Columnist
We are pleased to announce that Climate visual journalist Niko Kommenda will also become a Climate Lab columnist, producing visual and data-driven stories about climate, the environment and extreme weather for our popular feature. While continuing to contribute visual storytelling to team projects, Niko will use his new role to illuminate the impacts of our changing planet in multiple spheres — from our health, to how we design cities, to how we interact with nature. These features will also explore how technology could help address climate change and better prepare us for extreme weather disasters — emphasizing nuanced analysis and unexpected impacts and solutions. Since joining The Post in December 2022, Niko has captured the impact of environmental shifts in a range of ways. He worked with climate scientists to map the spread of extreme heat around the globe and investigated the threat of a blackout coinciding with a heatwave. He has also used data to answer everyday questions like which foods are the most climate-friendly or how reliable our weather forecasts are. Niko will co-anchor the Climate Lab column with Daniel Wolfe, who is joining the Climate visual team. Before The Post, Niko worked as a visual reporter for the Financial Times and the Guardian. His features include a visualization of the logistics and hurdles the European Union needs to overcome to wean itself off Russian gas and a data analysis of nearly 100 million flights that shows the airline industry recovering after the coronavirus crisis.
