Data Vis Dispatch, January 30

Zeit Online published several articles this week using an interactive matrix that allows readers to stake out a position and compare themselves to others:

Maps about the Israel-Hamas war cover possible Israeli plans for Gaza, a visual investigation of the destruction in Gaza, and — as the unrest has spread — a scrollytelling look at Houthi attacks in the Red Sea:

Other visualizations of war look at Pakistan, where thousands have been abducted and tortured in an ongoing conflict between separatists and the government, and the damage to the natural landscape in Ukraine:

Papers were full of U.S. election news this week as Trump maintained his frontrunner status in the Republican primary in New Hampshire. We saw visualizations of voting behavior over the years and what voters’ circumstances can tell us about their choices:

But some are looking at Trump’s calendar, which is full of court appearances and negotiations over criminal convictions and civil liabilities, in addition to political appointments:

A Financial Times chart on the political divergence of young men and women went viral, leading to many more data visualizations on the topic:

On the climate and environment: The cold is returning, forests are fleeing the heat, and people are dying from rain:

Transportation was huge this week, from motorcycle routes to train networks to infrastructure planning:

Our last cluster is for small multiples, whether of lines, donuts, or tree maps:

Finally — world languages, drought in Panama, and the climate costs of artificial intelligence: