This does look concerningly modal, but it’s a way to try and deal with a tremendous amount of data, namely future forecasts. This demo has been set up by Sciblogs along with The Institute for the Future for the upcoming Magnetic South event where people can contribute to the future of earthquake-shattered Christchurch. (While as a Kiwi the continuing earthquakes sadden me, it’s wonderful to see the creative responses coming from it).
Source: SciBlogs