Zach Levitt

Washington, D.C.

Graphics reporter focusing on cartography

Education: Middlebury College, BA in geography and computer science

Zach Levitt is a graphics reporter focusing on cartography for The Washington Post. He previously worked with the news apps team at National Public Radio and the data and graphics team at the Los Angeles Times.
Latest from Zach Levitt

    Cold, heat, fires, hurricanes and tornadoes: The year in weather disasters

    2021 was a year of weather extremes: fires and smoke out West, flooding and hurricanes in the Southeast, extreme heat in the Northwest, freezing temperatures in the Midwest, deadly tornadoes in December. Take a meteorological tour through these events to explore what was behind this anomalous year.

    December 17, 2021

      Deadly path: How tornadoes ripped through states

      Maps and before and after images of what may have been the country’s deadliest-ever outbreak of December tornadoes, which tore through parts of the Midwest and Tennessee Valley on Friday and Saturday, devastating areas of six states.

      December 12, 2021

        Virginia voters reject the president’s party when picking a governor, yet again

        Virginia has trended toward Democrats in recent decades thanks to growth in the Northern Virginia suburbs, though historically it has been one of America’s most contested states. Republican Glenn Youngkin is seeking a reversal of GOP fortunes against Democrat Terry McAuliffe this year. We mapped the tight races for governor that have shifted the Commonwealth between blue and red since the 1950s.

        November 3, 2021

        Historic rain and snow begin to refresh California lakes and mountains

        An atmospheric river dropped 8 trillion gallons of water on California, making a small dent in the drought.

        October 27, 2021

          Mapping America’s hospitalization and vaccination divide

          The geography of covid-19 vaccinations and hospitalizations across the United States reveal a stark divide: areas with low rates of vaccination have higher rates of admitted patients.

          September 23, 2021

          Why Texas’s laws are moving right while its population shifts left

          Population shifts in Texas have moved the traditionally-red state toward the center. But the GOP-controlled legislature has enacted some of the nation’s strictest laws around abortion and voting rules.

          September 20, 2021

          Here’s what to know as a summer of wildfires prompts air-quality alerts across the West

          Forecasters say there will probably be varying levels of air quality issues because of fires for some time, and residents should take precautions.

          September 8, 2021

            Before and after images show the devastation from Hurricane Ida

            The storm brought extensive storm surges and wind damage to southeastern Louisiana.

            September 1, 2021

              America’s demographics are changing. How has your county shifted?

              Racial and ethnic demographic shifts by county, according to the 2020 Census, since 2010.

              August 13, 2021

              Where America’s developed areas are growing: ‘Way off into the horizon’

              New data from the U.S. Geological Survey shows where urban development and sprawl is happening across the United States.

              August 10, 2021