Mitchell Thorson

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Aug. 18, 2022

Mass killings database reveals trends, details and anguish in every US event since 2006
Dec. 1, 2021

Our warming climate is having a dramatic impact on precipitation. What does the data tell us about your state?
Oct. 9, 2021

As climate change deepens, Lake Mead and Lake Powell continue drying up
July 21, 2021

A vertical neighborhood: Floor-by-floor look at the lives lost and dreams shattered by Florida condo collapse
June 17, 2021

'Tornado Alley' is expanding: Southern states see more twisters now than ever before
February 1, 2021

When Trump started his speech before the Capitol riot, talk on Parler turned to civil war
December 10, 2020

It may not have started here, but the novel coronavirus became a US tragedy
November 10, 2020

Four maps that show how America voted in the 2020 election with results by county, number of voters
September 4, 2020

Census response in poor and minority neighborhoods is undermined by coronavirus
August 27, 2020

In Phoenix, rising temperatures day and night kill more people each year
June 3, 2020

Tracking protests across the USA in the wake of George Floyd's death
May 30, 2020

Remember Lake of the Ozarks party pics? Many other places boomed Memorial Day
March 25, 2020

Tennessee tornadoes' path of terror
January 31, 2020

The Chiefs and 49ers are in the Super Bowl. But Dallas Cowboys have the most ticket-selling power.
October 31, 2019

A year of violence by guards at the world's largest security company
August 21, 2019

Slavery's explosive growth, in charts: How '20 and odd' became millions
July 23, 2019

Where will the West's next deadly wildfire strike? The risks are everywhere
July 16, 2019

The new race to the moon
June 12, 2019

Seniors were sold a risk-free retirement with reverse mortgages. Now they face foreclosure.
April 3, 2019

Copy, paste, legislate: We looked for legislation that was written by special interests. We found it in all 50 states.
August 7, 2018

California is burning
June 22, 2018

Supreme Court’s top 10 decisions of 2018
November 21, 2017

Deaths from drugs, alcohol and suicide could hit 1.6M over the next decade, report says
September 8, 2017

We looked at every mile of the U.S.-Mexico border. Now you can, too – right here.

programmer, designer, journalist

selected work

Aug. 18, 2022

Mass killings database reveals trends, details and anguish in every US event since 2006

Dec. 1, 2021

Our warming climate is having a dramatic impact on precipitation. What does the data tell us about your state?

Oct. 9, 2021

As climate change deepens, Lake Mead and Lake Powell continue drying up

July 21, 2021

A vertical neighborhood: Floor-by-floor look at the lives lost and dreams shattered by Florida condo collapse

June 17, 2021

'Tornado Alley' is expanding: Southern states see more twisters now than ever before

February 1, 2021

When Trump started his speech before the Capitol riot, talk on Parler turned to civil war

December 10, 2020

It may not have started here, but the novel coronavirus became a US tragedy

November 10, 2020

Four maps that show how America voted in the 2020 election with results by county, number of voters

September 4, 2020

Census response in poor and minority neighborhoods is undermined by coronavirus

August 27, 2020

In Phoenix, rising temperatures day and night kill more people each year

June 3, 2020

Tracking protests across the USA in the wake of George Floyd's death

May 30, 2020

Remember Lake of the Ozarks party pics? Many other places boomed Memorial Day

March 25, 2020

Tennessee tornadoes' path of terror

January 31, 2020

The Chiefs and 49ers are in the Super Bowl. But Dallas Cowboys have the most ticket-selling power.

October 31, 2019

A year of violence by guards at the world's largest security company

August 21, 2019

Slavery's explosive growth, in charts: How '20 and odd' became millions

July 23, 2019

Where will the West's next deadly wildfire strike? The risks are everywhere

July 16, 2019

The new race to the moon

June 12, 2019

Seniors were sold a risk-free retirement with reverse mortgages. Now they face foreclosure.

April 3, 2019

Copy, paste, legislate: We looked for legislation that was written by special interests. We found it in all 50 states.

August 7, 2018

California is burning

June 22, 2018

Supreme Court’s top 10 decisions of 2018

November 21, 2017

Deaths from drugs, alcohol and suicide could hit 1.6M over the next decade, report says

September 8, 2017

We looked at every mile of the U.S.-Mexico border. Now you can, too – right here.