As Flowing Data's Nathan Yau remarked earlier this week: "I get kind of giddy whenever I see a tweet from Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viegas. They rarely tweet, but when they do, it's usually ...

This small screengrab of a map of the Earth's winds circling the globe doesn't do justice to the big animated versions you can see here and here. The maps were created by Tokyo-based software engineer ...

The US National Weather Service’s Global Forecast System keeps track of the world’s weather. It’s an incredibly valuable repository of information, but its data, shown in DayGlo charts peppered with ...

Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg have created Wind Map, an interactive map which traces the course and speed of wind in near real-time. Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg have created Wind Map ...

Ever wonder where the wind is blowing? This mesmerizing Earth Wind Map showcases real-time data on global wind conditions in the form of snaking neon lines. Breezes are represented by thin strands of ...

HINT.FM’s real-time map of wind speeds in the US is a useful tool to help us better understand the wind’s power and potential. The kinetic map was developed by Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg, ...

HINT.FM's Wind Map takes national weather data and visualizes it beautifully. LOS ANGELES — It’s undeniable that the weather affects us, everyday. But understanding the patterns, the amazing global ...

Two technology artists who head Google's "Big Picture" visualization research group debuted a new project this week that shows a time-lapse animation of wind speeds across the U.S. "An invisible, ...

With Australia’s energy system rapidly transitioning from a dependency on coal-fired power generation toward a future built on renewables, researchers from ANU in Canberra have developed a “heat map” ...