Case Study: Climate Central achieves faster, high-quality interactive climate visuals with Observable

Climate Central produces high-quality visuals, faster, with Observable

Climate Central, a climate science and communication organization, needed a faster, more scalable way to create rich, interactive maps and graphics for its weekly Climate Matters reporting resources. Working with Observable, the small team wanted tools that could help them build polished data visualizations, share them easily with media partners, and keep pace with frequent publishing demands.

Observable helped Climate Central use Observable Notebooks and Observable Framework to prototype, convert, and deploy interactive dashboards and maps with easier hosting, faster performance, and less maintenance overhead. The result was greater productivity, more agile updates, and broader engagement — including the ability to track page views on hosted apps — while expanding what the team could create and publish on a tight schedule.

Climate Central

Jennifer Brady

Senior Data Analyst and Research Manager