Data Vis Dispatch, July 16

On July 13, an assassination attempt injured Donald Trump and killed a bystander at a rally in Pennsylvania:

The assassination attempt sparked a crisis in the Secret Service and led to stronger security measures at this week’s Republican National Convention, which is expected to draw 50,000 attendees:

Trump’s own estate in Florida, Mar-a-Lago, has become a key spot for Republican politics since he left office:

Over in Europe, let’s take a quick look at post-election charts. The newly elected European Parliament will move to Brussels on July 16th, after gains for conservative and far-right parties. An analysis by the Financial Times showed that the most successful right-wing parties were those with a more left-leaning economic agenda:

A map of Hezbollah’s rocket arsenal and ongoing Israeli land seizures and violence in the West Bank show a crisis that goes far beyond Gaza and could still get even worse:

We continue with red maps and sad stories of a long escape from North Korea and four million premature deaths from indoor smoke each year:

Two in-depth map stories this week look at more than 50 years of division in Cyprus and the long colonial history of Taiwan:

Heat leads to serious health risks in the U.S. and endangers the tea crop in Taiwan:

According to new projections from the United Nations, the world population will peak at 10.29 billion in 2084. Some places, like China and Europe, have already peaked — and in fact India recently surpassed China as the most populous country in the world:

How old is actually old? Unsurprisingly, your perspective may change over time:

Last but definitely not least are two visualizations on technology and society. One shows the growing pessimism of science fiction, while the other lets us explore the relationship of technology and power: