Simon Ducroquet

Senior Graphics Reporter, Climate and Environment at The Washington Post

Climate graphics reporter focused on immersive storytelling at @washingtonpost. Aikido, gamedesign and father. #threejs #r3f

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Which home energy upgrades will save you money? We did the math.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Simon Ducroquet |Shannon Osaka

Which home energy upgrades will save you money? We did the math. (washingtonpost.com) Which home energy upgrades will save you money? We did the math. By Simon Ducroquet; Shannon Osaka 2025041410003900 Start Custom Intro This is a fairly typical American home. *house* Nestled in a quiet suburb of Maryland, it's about 1,500 square feet, with three bedrooms across two floors.
A new kind of urban firestorm

Jan 16, 2025 | msn.com | Sarah Kaplan |John Muyskens |Naema Ahmed |Niko Kommenda |Simon Ducroquet

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A new kind of urban firestorm

Jan 16, 2025 | msn.com | Sarah Kaplan |John Muyskens |Naema Ahmed |Niko Kommenda |Simon Ducroquet

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A new kind of urban firestorm

Jan 16, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Sarah Kaplan |John Muyskens |Naema Ahmed |Niko Kommenda |Simon Ducroquet
See how Hurricane Helene wiped out North Carolina forests

Nov 8, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Simon Ducroquet |Scott Dance |Niko Kommenda |John Muyskens

LoadingLoadingSee how Helene wiped out North Carolina’s forests. Scroll to continueThis cabin used to be a refuge in the forests of western North Carolina. But since Hurricane Helene barreled through, the once leafy landscape that surrounded it is now barren. Composite of aerial imagery from Oct. 28 (The Washington Post) and Oct. 5 (Nearmap)While deadly floodwaters inundated valley communities, extreme winds battered forests along steep slopes and atop mountains.
How Helene became a ‘worst case scenario’

Oct 5, 2024 | msn.com | Simon Ducroquet |John Muyskens |Naema Ahmed |Nicolas Rivero |Niko Kommenda

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See how Hurricane Helene became one of the century’s worst disasters - Washington Post

Oct 5, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Simon Ducroquet |John Muyskens |Naema Ahmed |Nicolas Rivero |Niko Kommenda

What fueled Helene and caused so much devastation in North Carolina
Videos show how Helene turned the South into a land of devastation

Sep 29, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | John Muyskens |John Farrell |Naema Ahmed |Simon Ducroquet |Jason Samenow

Follow along the storm’s path as it leaves towns under water. The massive and powerful Hurricane Helene, with its devastating combination of water and wind, has carved a path of destruction from Florida to the Southern Appalachians. At least 87 people have died. Entire communities are flooded; some are cut off with no way in or out. Homes and vehicles have been swept away by high water. Hundreds of roads have been washed out. Bridges were destroyed.
Hurricane Helene live updates: Floods hit Southeast, Florida faces damage after landfall

Sep 26, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Jason Samenow |Victoria Bisset |Adela Suliman |Scott Dance |Simon Ducroquet |John Muyskens | +3 more

Hurricane Helene left one person dead in Floridaand two in Georgia as it sped north. One of the biggest storms on record to hit the Gulf Coast, Helene slammed into Florida’s Big Bend area on Thursday night as a Category 4 colossus with winds of up to 140 mph before weakening to Category 1.
See how Helene dwarfs other hurricanes that have hit the Gulf Coast

Sep 26, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Scott Dance |Simon Ducroquet |John Muyskens

climateClimate LabEnvironmentWeatherClimate SolutionsGreen LivingBusiness of ClimateclimateClimate LabEnvironmentWeatherClimate SolutionsGreen LivingBusiness of ClimateHurricane Helene is one of the biggest storm systems to hit the U.S. See how it compares to other past hurricanes and tropical storms in the Gulf Coast. 2 minBy Scott Dance, Simon Ducroquet and John MuyskensSeptember 26, 2024 at 5:06 p.m. EDTHurricane Helene is one of the biggest storms on record to strike the Gulf Coast.