OB1 Odysseys

The odysseys

Place-based research trips, backed by open data.

Every odyssey follows the same structure: a Problem Statement, the Analysis behind it, a concrete Call to Action, full Sources, and the raw Datasets, so every claim in the field video can be checked here.

A wildfire burning across a forested hillside at night, flames glowing through thick smoke lit orange by the blaze.
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Al Was Right

Pacific Crest Trail, CA / OR / WA

25 years of wildfire data along the Pacific Crest Trail says the 2020s aren't a bad stretch, they're the new baseline.

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A sandstone natural arch in Utah's high desert, photographed from below against a blue sky.
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Utah National Monuments Odyssey

Utah high desert

A 14-day journey through Utah's dry, windy, high-desert national monuments, documenting land and climate change impacts firsthand.

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A weathered Joshua tree standing alone in the high desert, with distant mountains and a clear blue sky.
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Joshua Tree Odyssey

Joshua Tree National Park, CA

Forecasts project the loss of roughly 90% of Joshua trees in Joshua Tree National Park over the next 50 years.

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