David Kroodsma is a data journalist at Climate Central, a collaboration of scientists and journalists communicating climate science to the public. His job is to tell stories using relevant climate data, including through the use of interactive maps, apps and widgets. He is also developing a new data portal for the website. Prior to coming to Climate Central, David worked as a climate researcher at the Department of Global Ecology at the Carnegie Institution for Science, and as a consultant for philanthropic organizations at California Environmental Associates.

In 2009 he won the "Hopenhagen Ambassador" contest and represented Hopenhagen at the UN climate Conference in Copenhagen. He also covered the UN Climate Conference in Cancun in 2010 and at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2011 for Hub Culture, a social network of urban influencers.

From 2005 to 2007, David biked from his home in California to the tip of South America and used the journey to raise awareness of climate change. He is currently working on a book about this journey, due out in late 2011. You can read more about this bicycle trip at RideforClimate.com

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