Data Vis Dispatch, September 24
September 24th, 2024
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The best of last week’s big and small data visualizations
Welcome back to the 162nd 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 geoglyphs, hiking trails, and Hurricane Helene.
Two interactive visualizations this week let us follow a trail — either a hike along the Sunshine Coast or the destructive path of Hurricane Helene:
The Category 4 Hurricane Helene was a huge topic this week. And rainfall and flooding were not just a U.S. concern:
Visualizations from Lebanon and Israel increased after Israel intensified airstrikes last week, killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. And the war has only continued to escalate:
Three other visualizations tell stories of death and violence:
With 29% of the vote, the right-wing populist FPÖ won Austria’s parliamentary election for the first time:
We had some fun with this week’s U.S. election charts. Two games model the contest, and the Washington Post offers an entertaining yet concise take on the polls:
There was also coverage of key issues in the U.S. election:
A brief look at Brazil’s upcoming elections, with this detailed analysis of the evolution of Brazilian political parties:
This week’s discussions on money include the need to develop a new measure of poverty:
U.S. universities are dealing with the end of affirmative action and a student trend towards southern colleges:
The sports of the week were baseball and math:
Let’s sit back and appreciate some data vis topics, starting with multiple line charts:
Next up, interesting color choices. These two visualizations used black and red to indicate before and after values, addressing topics like AI’s effectiveness in swaying conspiracy theorists and European car factory capacity:
Finally, let’s spotlight two uniquely styled maps — one depicting geoglyphs threatened by agriculture, another illustrating grocery chain territories:
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