Gracie Mochizuki

 Ideas for Final Project Number of individuals who died due to drug overdose over the 1900's to early 2000's to capture the movement of the opioid crisis across states in the United States.  I would first download data in the form of a CSV file from the CDC regarding the number of drug overdoses by state Next I would join the data to a shapefile of the U.S. states  I would create a chloropleth map to symbolize each color based on the number of overdose deaths to create a visual representation of higher vs. lower death rates I would use the time slider to demonstrate the changes over time 

I chose to analyze the kernel density of Tornado location every 25 years from 1950-2000 to allow for a great range of equal distance times. I was shocked to find how far tornados spread from 1950 to 1975.  In the 1950's the tornados were primarily concentrated in the heartland of the U.S. and the east coast. The location of majority of tornados remained consistent in the center of the U.S. As time went on, the tornados began to migrate closer to the west coast, as can be seen in the changes from 1975 and 2000. I find this interesting and I think it will be really cool to see how this map will look next year, 2025.  This map could explain historical migration patterns of populations that could have been affected by the tornados. Additionally, this map could be important in establishing safety plans for future tornados. For example those in California likely do not have the necessary equipment for helping its residents survive Tornados and their aftermath. However, as these maps...

 

 Historical Tornado and Hurricane Risk From 1950-2000 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000

 

The image below is a map of Columbia from March, 1888. I digitalized 20 buildings and organized them in colors by the number of floors. This map from 1888 was surprisingly different from the present day map (Pictured above). I honestly struggled to find this on the map because it was so different, the only way I was able to tell it was correct was the "Church of Good Shepherd" was still there and labeled on both maps. However, the overall shape of the church was slightly different as well. It was interesting to see the old campus buildings and what they have turned into.