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Paiching Wei

Bay Area News Group graphics director Pai, aka Paiching Wei, manages and creates news information graphics, illustrations and other visuals that appear online and in print.

Water whiplash: See how California’s drought disappeared in a few months

May 18, 2023 at 7:00 a.m.

U.S. Drought Monitor maps tracked the driest and wettest weeks.

A person walks near a snowbank as snow falls in the Sierra Nevada mountains on March 28, 2023 in Mammoth Lakes, California.

7 charts that explain California’s wild winter of 2023

April 7, 2023 at 6:52 a.m.

Just how "over" is the drought, and how unusual has this season of rain really been? Here are seven charts to help with the answers.

The California Geological Survey recently updated their tsunami hazard maps to designate areas at risk of inundation and help local agencies plan for evacuations. The state recommends those living in the red zone to leave the zone after an earthquake or tsunami warning. (Map: Pai/Bay Area News Group)

Map: California updates tsunami hazard areas with most changes in the Bay Area

October 12, 2022 at 4:46 p.m.

Tsunami hazard maps have been updated for four Bay Area counties.

Firefighters attempt to stop a fire from jumping a road in Vacaville, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Map: California's megafires — and which ones are still burning

September 29, 2021 at 9:43 a.m.

The eight largest fires in California's recorded history have occurred in the last four years.

Video: See 100 years of California wildfires in 1 minute

October 5, 2018 at 9:50 a.m.

There have been more than 25,000 large fires in California since 1900. See which parts of the state have had the most.

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