Data Vis Dispatch, November 19
November 19th, 2024
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The best of last week’s big and small data visualizations
Welcome back to the 139th edition of Data Vis Dispatch! Every week, we’ll be publishing a collection of the best small and large data visualizations we find, especially from news organizations — to celebrate data journalism, data visualization, simple charts, elaborate maps, and their creators.
Recurring topics this week include include donkeys, dinosaurs, and cables.
We’re already into the third week of April, which makes this the third showcase of charts from the #30DayChartChallenge:
A special day this week: Earth Day, April 22. This year’s theme is ending plastic pollution:
Earth Day was a catalyst for other environmental visualizations:
On April 13, Iran launched a drone attack on Israel, which Israel responded to. Visualizations about the ongoing wars in the Middle East therefore focused this week on Israel’s defenses and relations with Iran, as well its mass destruction of the Gaza Strip:
Other visualizations about conflicts include militias in Myanmar and government corruption in Thailand:
Small multiple lines showed us election results in the Basque Country and the growing political dissatisfaction of British people:
Speaking of elections: Indian citizens began voting in the world’s biggest election this Friday:
Energy and data both travel through underwater cables:
Economic data and line charts are always great combination:
Have you ever wondered how much money money costs? These visualizations will answer that question:
Finally, we have donkey trade, luggage prices, and the dangerous roads of the U.S.:
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