Christina Shintani
@cmshintani.bsky.social
Cartographer at Woodwell Climate Research Center | previously National Geographic
www.shintanimaps.com
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Thanks maps.com for featuring our map on arctic reindeer herding! www.maps.com/uncertainty-...
Uncertainty Arrives in the Arctic for Sámi Reindeer Herders
New challenges threaten the livelihoods of an indigenous culture and the reindeer they have relied on for millennia.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Thanks maps.com for featuring our map on arctic reindeer herding! www.maps.com/uncertainty-...
What a whirlwind October! I had the opportunity to travel from Iceland to Alaska, focusing on the power of maps to drive change.
November 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
What a whirlwind October! I had the opportunity to travel from Iceland to Alaska, focusing on the power of maps to drive change.
Reposted by Christina Shintani
This map from @cmshintani.bsky.social shows the range of the nomadic Dukha reindeer herders on the high taiga of northwest Mongolia.
August 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This map from @cmshintani.bsky.social shows the range of the nomadic Dukha reindeer herders on the high taiga of northwest Mongolia.
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❄️🚢 Using 6 years of AIS data & NOAA sea-ice records, I tracked vessels completing the Northern Sea Route during seasonal ice retreat. Despite global shocks (sanctions, etc), 2021 saw 92 ships vs just 10 in 2010. Visuals show daily sea-ice + tracks. Data: Kpler & MarineTraffic
July 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
❄️🚢 Using 6 years of AIS data & NOAA sea-ice records, I tracked vessels completing the Northern Sea Route during seasonal ice retreat. Despite global shocks (sanctions, etc), 2021 saw 92 ships vs just 10 in 2010. Visuals show daily sea-ice + tracks. Data: Kpler & MarineTraffic
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This #MapMonday from @maps-and-pepper.bsky.social shows the predicted return period of once-in-a-generation storms.
As climate change increases extreme weather events, we need to prepare with accurate risk information.
As climate change increases extreme weather events, we need to prepare with accurate risk information.
July 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This #MapMonday from @maps-and-pepper.bsky.social shows the predicted return period of once-in-a-generation storms.
As climate change increases extreme weather events, we need to prepare with accurate risk information.
As climate change increases extreme weather events, we need to prepare with accurate risk information.
Reposted by Christina Shintani
🌡️Have you been feeling the heat this week? Stay informed, hydrated, and safe!
Dangerously hot days are on the rise across the U.S. according to this map from @cmshintani.bsky.social. This week’s extreme temperatures are part of a larger trend of climate change.
Dangerously hot days are on the rise across the U.S. according to this map from @cmshintani.bsky.social. This week’s extreme temperatures are part of a larger trend of climate change.
July 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
🌡️Have you been feeling the heat this week? Stay informed, hydrated, and safe!
Dangerously hot days are on the rise across the U.S. according to this map from @cmshintani.bsky.social. This week’s extreme temperatures are part of a larger trend of climate change.
Dangerously hot days are on the rise across the U.S. according to this map from @cmshintani.bsky.social. This week’s extreme temperatures are part of a larger trend of climate change.
Reposted by Christina Shintani
Great week at #EsriUC2025 with the @woodwellclimate.bsky.social team! Our @permafrostpathways.bsky.social booth was a hit, making many new connections… and Woodwell maps were everywhere, from the map gallery, plenary, to a main hall mural.
July 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Great week at #EsriUC2025 with the @woodwellclimate.bsky.social team! Our @permafrostpathways.bsky.social booth was a hit, making many new connections… and Woodwell maps were everywhere, from the map gallery, plenary, to a main hall mural.
Reposted by Christina Shintani
This map from @cmshintani.bsky.social shows the permafrost extant across the boreal forest ecoregion.
Read more about the connection between boreal wildfires and permafrost at www.woodwellclimate.org/connection-b...
Read more about the connection between boreal wildfires and permafrost at www.woodwellclimate.org/connection-b...
July 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This map from @cmshintani.bsky.social shows the permafrost extant across the boreal forest ecoregion.
Read more about the connection between boreal wildfires and permafrost at www.woodwellclimate.org/connection-b...
Read more about the connection between boreal wildfires and permafrost at www.woodwellclimate.org/connection-b...
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This #MapMonday from @cmshintani.bsky.social shows the carbon stores in peatland soil across the boreal forest ecoregion.
Read more at www.woodwellclimate.org/connection-b...
Read more at www.woodwellclimate.org/connection-b...
July 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This #MapMonday from @cmshintani.bsky.social shows the carbon stores in peatland soil across the boreal forest ecoregion.
Read more at www.woodwellclimate.org/connection-b...
Read more at www.woodwellclimate.org/connection-b...
I really enjoyed working on this map the past few months. If you're in San Diego this week for #EsriUC2025 check it out in the map gallery! mapgallery.esri.com/submission-d...
July 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I really enjoyed working on this map the past few months. If you're in San Diego this week for #EsriUC2025 check it out in the map gallery! mapgallery.esri.com/submission-d...
Reposted by Christina Shintani
Very much appreciate the shout out by Jack here for Woodwell maps. This particular map is a @cmshintani.bsky.social original that elegantly highlights a small portion of our nearly two decade research in the Congo.
Congratulations @gfiske.bsky.social for another great @woodwellclimate.bsky.social map that made the #EsriUC2025 plenary!
July 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Very much appreciate the shout out by Jack here for Woodwell maps. This particular map is a @cmshintani.bsky.social original that elegantly highlights a small portion of our nearly two decade research in the Congo.
Looking forward to all the cool maps Nicole @maps-and-pepper.bsky.social will make for Woodwell this summer!
Meet our new Cartography Intern, Nicole Pepper! (@maps-and-pepper.bsky.social). Stay tuned for more data visualization projects from her, including this map showing a late June heat dome that brought record temperatures to the Northeast.
July 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Looking forward to all the cool maps Nicole @maps-and-pepper.bsky.social will make for Woodwell this summer!
Reposted by Christina Shintani
When boreal forests burn, the whole world feels the impact. Research from Woodwell Climate has expanded our understanding of boreal fire impact.
Check out these four graphics from @cmshintani.bsky.social that shed light on the role of boreal fires in climate change:
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Check out these four graphics from @cmshintani.bsky.social that shed light on the role of boreal fires in climate change:
lnkd.in/evnUbxuC
June 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
When boreal forests burn, the whole world feels the impact. Research from Woodwell Climate has expanded our understanding of boreal fire impact.
Check out these four graphics from @cmshintani.bsky.social that shed light on the role of boreal fires in climate change:
lnkd.in/evnUbxuC
Check out these four graphics from @cmshintani.bsky.social that shed light on the role of boreal fires in climate change:
lnkd.in/evnUbxuC
Reposted by Christina Shintani
Unpacking the Recent Heat Wave with an animation of NOAA's Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA) data 🗺️
Stay cool this summer folks!
Stay cool this summer folks!
June 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Unpacking the Recent Heat Wave with an animation of NOAA's Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA) data 🗺️
Stay cool this summer folks!
Stay cool this summer folks!
Reposted by Christina Shintani
Our boreal fire team @woodwellclimate.bsky.social is in D.C. this week to discuss responses+solutions to address the severe northern #wildfires impacting people, animals, and ecosystems.
We'll be adding to this resource 🧵, so please let us know what you'd like to see.
(🗺️ by @cmshintani.bsky.social)
We'll be adding to this resource 🧵, so please let us know what you'd like to see.
(🗺️ by @cmshintani.bsky.social)
June 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Our boreal fire team @woodwellclimate.bsky.social is in D.C. this week to discuss responses+solutions to address the severe northern #wildfires impacting people, animals, and ecosystems.
We'll be adding to this resource 🧵, so please let us know what you'd like to see.
(🗺️ by @cmshintani.bsky.social)
We'll be adding to this resource 🧵, so please let us know what you'd like to see.
(🗺️ by @cmshintani.bsky.social)
Reposted by Christina Shintani
Taking a quick peek at firesmoke.ca/data/ ... things are heating up.
June 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Taking a quick peek at firesmoke.ca/data/ ... things are heating up.
it's gonna be a hot one
From extreme storms, to record drought, wildfires, severe flooding, and warming temperatures, the reality is today’s climate is already creating unlivable conditions for communities.
These maps by @cmshintani.bsky.social show climate change and its damaging symptoms.
These maps by @cmshintani.bsky.social show climate change and its damaging symptoms.
May 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
it's gonna be a hot one
Reposted by Christina Shintani
Reposted by Christina Shintani
We are sending huge congratulations to @gfiske.bsky.social whose maps highlighting Arctic change will be displayed in an iconic mural location in Telluride, CO for an entire year. Here's a peek at the mural unveiled at Mountainfilm this week.
(📸 : Stash Wislocki)
(📸 : Stash Wislocki)
May 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We are sending huge congratulations to @gfiske.bsky.social whose maps highlighting Arctic change will be displayed in an iconic mural location in Telluride, CO for an entire year. Here's a peek at the mural unveiled at Mountainfilm this week.
(📸 : Stash Wislocki)
(📸 : Stash Wislocki)
Reposted by Christina Shintani
Forest stability is a measurement of a forest's resistance to disturbances, both manmade and natural. This map by @cmshintani.bsky.social shows that forest stability is a marker of our oldest, strongest forests.
May 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Forest stability is a measurement of a forest's resistance to disturbances, both manmade and natural. This map by @cmshintani.bsky.social shows that forest stability is a marker of our oldest, strongest forests.
Make sure to check out @mapcenter.com if you ever get the chance. Thanks Andrew for the warm welcome!
A rainy weekend day in New England is a perfect time to visit The Map Center with @cmshintani.bsky.social. Thank you Andrew @mapcenter.com for the fabulous tour!
April 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Make sure to check out @mapcenter.com if you ever get the chance. Thanks Andrew for the warm welcome!
The application for the summer Cartography internship is closing this Sunday night 4/13!
Make a difference this summer -- Join @cmshintani.bsky.social and me for an internship at @woodwellclimate.bsky.social and contribute to critical research on climate change.
Apply now: bit.ly/4l5D93W
Apply now: bit.ly/4l5D93W
April 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The application for the summer Cartography internship is closing this Sunday night 4/13!
Reposted by Christina Shintani
Who is driving the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle life-saving scientific research at the EPA? And what can you do to protect the science that upholds our nation’s environmental and public health safeguards?
Read UCS’s Darya Minovi’s blog to learn more:
➡️ act.ucsusa.org/425MoZa
Read UCS’s Darya Minovi’s blog to learn more:
➡️ act.ucsusa.org/425MoZa
![Image Description: A graphic from the Union of Concerned Scientists features a quote in white text with blue highlights on a dark, blurred background of a child receiving medical treatment. The quote reads:
"Silencing [EPA’s research office] would stifle the lifesaving health research that underlies our nation’s environmental protections, and would result in weaker regulations and higher rates of cancer, birth defects, learning disabilities, and other devastating health consequences, especially for children."
Below the quote, the author’s name, Darya Minovi, is displayed in white text, followed by her title, Senior Analyst, UCS, in blue italics. A circular photo of Darya Minovi, a smiling woman with shoulder-length dark hair, is placed on the right side of the graphic.
At the bottom, a blue button with white text reads: "READ THE BLOG POST." The Union of Concerned Scientists' logo appears in white in the lower-left corner. In the lower-right corner, a photo credit states: "Photo: ArtMarie/Getty Images © Union of Concerned Scientists 2025."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rvuee746th6j5qacfrfc7jed/bafkreib2rdidpykw6rpijvbe7sr4h3nbdzq4uffdc423a6fpq7qgi7iugm@jpeg)
March 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Who is driving the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle life-saving scientific research at the EPA? And what can you do to protect the science that upholds our nation’s environmental and public health safeguards?
Read UCS’s Darya Minovi’s blog to learn more:
➡️ act.ucsusa.org/425MoZa
Read UCS’s Darya Minovi’s blog to learn more:
➡️ act.ucsusa.org/425MoZa