Data Vis Dispatch, October 1
October 2nd, 2024
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The best of last week’s big and small data visualizations
Welcome back to the 148th edition of the Data Vis Dispatch! Every week, we publish 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 family, football, and U.K. elections.
First, climate and the weather. This week saw its fair share of orange-to-red maps visualizing extreme and deadly temperatures:
Energy policy is linked to climate change, so let’s look at that next. This chart from The Economist is perhaps the starkest this week:
The numerous conflicts around the world go on — this week, we saw a focus on Sudan, the Sahel zone, and Gaza:
Related to both wars and climate — immigration and anti-immigrant backlash:
As you’re probably aware, the entire year of 2024 is election season. Next up is a general election in the U.K. on July 4. The media is busy charting out all the problems that the next government will hopefully fix:
When it comes to the actual U.K. election polls, the Conservatives really don’t have it easy right now:
When it comes to the U.S. elections in November, people are not really happy with their options, either. The Washington Post calls it the “double hater” camp:
But wait, there’s more about elections — the just-past vote in the EU, and the upcoming ones in France (June 30 and July 7) and Brazil:
This week in “crazy infrastructure”: giant data centers and looots of helicopter flights over New York City:
And in the category “charts about health care that feature the color cyan”:
In news from the animal kingdom, there are more lynx in Spain (that’s a good thing) and more mosquitoes in parts of the world where there weren’t any before (that’s a bad thing):
Let’s switch over to some entertainment. Two men’s soccer championship are happening these days, the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany and the Copa América in the United States:
Bored of watching sports? Hollywood has 110 movie franchises ready for you to enjoy:
Bored of watching movies, too? Maybe try getting married and starting a family — you, too, could make an impact on the next charts showing birth rates.
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