The week began with a closer look at the fire in Lahaina, Hawaii :
Reuters: Earth, wind and fire The Wall Street Journal: Hawaiian Electric Knew of Wildfire Threat, but Waited Years to Act The New York Times: How Fire Turned Lahaina Into a Death Trap Los Angeles Times: How the Maui fires consumed Lahaina The Wall Street Journal: Maui Residents Reckon With How Much Tourism They Want—and How Quickly Hawaii hasn't been the only place burning. Canadian wildfires set sad records:
Prinz Magtulis: "Wildfires blazing across Canada have so far burned a land area much bigger than the size of Ireland. The ongoing destruction is now also nearly three times the scale of deforestation of the Amazon for the past five years," August 21 (Tweet BBC: The numbers behind Canada’s worst wildfires season The reason? Climate change . Several newsrooms mapped the heat:
The Guardian: Warm July breaks dozens of longstanding Australian temperature records Tampa Bay Times: The Gulf of Mexico is record hot. Here’s what that means for hurricanes, wildlife YouGov: To what extent do Britons think human activity is responsible for climate change? Ed Hawkins: "Remember: whatever small part of the planet you inhabit, it is not representative of the whole globe. Red = warmer than 1981-2010 average. Blue = cooler than 1981-2010 average. Data: ERA5," August 17 (Tweet Other consequences of climate change visualized this week included coral bleaching, extreme weather events such as massive rainfall, and too little snow in the current Australian winter:
The Economist: Corals are bleaching and dying earlier in the year than ever before Reuters: Beijing's record rainfall: How heavy was the rain that inundated China's cities? The Guardian: Days numbered for skiers this winter as Australia’s alpine resorts dry up A special focus was on hurricanes and typhoons :
The Wall Street Journal: Tropical Storm Hilary Poses Unusual Threat to Southern California Bloomberg: Tracking Hilary’s Latest Path Mabu News: 한반도를 관통한 태풍 카눈 As most weeks, newsrooms visualized aspects of the energy transition as a solution to climate change:
Reuters: The Nuclear Aged ZEIT Online: So unfair sind die Stromgebühren in Deutschland verteilt Our World in Data: "Trends toward lower carbon intensity mean that countries are producing less CO2 emissions per unit of economic output (here dollar of GDP)," August 17 (Tweet On a lighter note: The finale of the FIFA World Cup happened on Sunday, and people were more interested in it than ever:
YouGov: Four in ten English people intend to watch the 2023 women’s world cup final Financial Times: ‘It boils down to money’: England and Spain prepare for Women’s World Cup face-off The Outlier: "Players at the 2023 Women’s World Cup will be paid 25c to the $1 their male counterparts received last year. The prize money has increased 2,000% since female players were first paid in 2006," August 19 (Tweet The Guardian: A good run-up and shoot down the middle: what data tells us about penalty kick strategy In charts covering politics , we saw a focus on U.S. Republicans and donations to Trump:
The New York Times: The 6 Kinds of Republican Voters Financial Times: How Donald Trump’s criminal charges are defining his White House race Bloomberg: Who’s Going to Give Trump the Biggest Run for His Money? RTVE: Las 350 caras del nuevo Congreso: mayoría de novatos, con estudios universitarios y con más de 50 años , Reuters: The bills that ban gender transitions El País: Así es el cambio generacional en el Congreso: del dominio de los ‘baby boomers’ al estreno de la generación Z And when it came to economics , we encountered beautiful maps:
El Mundo: El año que la guerra convirtió a España en la gasolinera de Italia y Alemania Bloomberg: New York and California Each Lost $1 Trillion When Financial Firms Moved South The Wall Street Journal: Too Many Vacant Lots, Not Enough Housing: The U.S. Real-Estate Puzzle Financial Times: Is a degree worth it? ZEIT Online: So viel kostet es Sie, weniger zu arbeiten Speaking of economics: visualizations about inflation still show a clear trend. Credit-card balances and rents go up, savings go down:
The Wall Street Journal: Is It Time to Worry About Consumer Debt? What Is Going On in Seven Charts The Economist: America’s pandemic savings are running out José Luengo-Cabrera: "Argentina: monthly inflation," August 15 (Tweet Unusually many charts this week covered the topic of mothers giving birth , and what that means for their careers and their countries' economies :
Financial Times: Falling birth rate highlights UK’s demographic challenges USA Today: This equal pay day for working mothers. The fight for pay equality wages on Folha de S.Paulo: Mulheres chefiam só 16% dos postos diplomáticos e apontam 'teto de vidro' no Itamaraty Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. Luis Armando Moreno: "Recientemente @CONAPO_mx publicó las bases de datos de las nuevas Proyecciones de Población 1950-2070. Tomando el ejemplo de @claudiodanielpc , acá tenemos la evolución de la población de #Sonora de 1970 a 2070," August 20 (Tweet The Wall Street Journal: China’s 40-Year Boom Is Over. What Comes Next? We also saw many visualizations dealing with health and death this week:
The Wall Street Journal: The Upheaval at America’s Disappearing Nursing Homes, in Charts San Francisco Chronicle: Tracking U.S. drug overdose deaths Axios: All signs point to a late summer COVID wave Financial Times: Pink Floyd strike a chord as scientists recreate song from brain activity The Wall Street Journal: More Than 60 Feared Dead as Migrant Boat Is Found Adrift After More Than a Month The Washington Post: The Smithsonian’s ‘bone doctor’ scavenged thousands of body parts Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. The Washington Post: Searching for Maura We made it this far, so let's reward ourselves with some more beautiful maps and charts on Netflix, pumpkins, and college sports in our miscellaneous section:
Le Monde: Histoire du Gulf Stream, courant marin fameux et symbole ambigu de la fragilité des pulsations terrestres Le Monde: La folle richesse du courant marin de Humboldt, à l’origine d’une pêche miraculeuse désormais menacée The Wall Street Journal: Streamflation Is Here and Media Companies Are Betting You’ll Pay Up Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. The New York Times: Airline Close Calls Happen Far More Often Than Previously Known USA Today: NCAA conference realignment shook up Big 10, Big 12 and PAC-12. We mapped the impact The Washington Post: Waiting for fall weather to enjoy pumpkin spice lattes? You may miss them The Economist: What drives people to vote the way they do? The Straits Times: Why is a larger share of the more recent ‘I Dos’ going the distance? El Confidencial: Cuando llega el calor, este pueblo te enamora: así es la España rural que resucita en verano What else we found interesting The Washington Post: The phone calls from Trump’s team at the core of the Georgia indictment The Wall Street Journal: Trump and His Orbit: The Scope of Georgia’s Election Case Explained The Wall Street Journal: Next Time You Buy Parmesan, Watch Out for the Microchip Help us make this Dispatch better! We'd love to hear which newsletters, blogs, or social media accounts we need to follow to learn about interesting projects, especially from less-covered parts of the world (Asia, South America, Africa). Write us at [email protected]
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