Monthly Archives: January 2019

Why Mavericks Waves are So Deadly

Posted on January 8, 2019 by George Petras

This longform graphic explains why the waves at Mavericks — a surfing location for fanatics on the California coast — are so high and so deadly. Putting this together required a substantial amount of research, including translating bathymetric1 terminology not … Continue reading →

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Answering Q’s on Amazon’s HQ2

Posted on January 7, 2019 by George Petras

I put together this longform graphic — a more sophisticated presentation for USA Today explainer graphics — as Amazon was narrowing its choice of a new second headquarters. Using Seattle as the obvious example, I wanted to show what the … Continue reading →

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