Visualization

Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.

Astoria, not the single-parent capital of America

In Kindergarten Cop, one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s greatest works, a mother welcomes the…

Private school demographics

Private schools cost extra. So as you might imagine, the demographics, often tied…

Tracker for freezing temperatures

The forecast for the contiguous United States this week is cold, and below…

Young and alone

John Burn-Murdoch, for Financial Times (paywalled), breaks down data from the American Time…

Where you would feel richer and poorer

New to me, Bloomberg has an interactive by Claire Ballentine and Charlie Wells…

Wildfire risk for buildings in Los Angles

As we have learned in recent weeks, even when homes seem far away…

Expectations of adulthood as a child vs. actual adulthood

xkcd charted topics that seemed like they’d come up often with grown ups…

Imagining a multiparty system in the US

In the United States, a two-party system means that candidates, who are supposed…

Distribution of days that were hotter than average

BBC went with the gradient-filled frequency trails to show the distribution of daily…

Earth was hotter than ever, again

This is some good step charting by Mira Rojanasakul for the New York…

Fighting fire from the sky

For Reuters, Simon Scarr, Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa, and Sudev Kiyada use flight data…

Visual guide to the wildfire damage

The Guardian provides a visual guide to the damage in Los Angeles with…

Phases of the Moon, visually explained

Bartosz Ciechanowski used his style of interactive essay, with many sliders, graphics, and…

Palisades fire, seen from above

Sentinel-2 satellite of the European Space Agency captured an image of the Palisades…

Wind flow patterns over Los Angeles

Based on data from NOAA, the New York Times shows the direction and…

Hot winds fueling the fires

The Washington Post illustrates how air flows from the Great Basin, over the…

Map of active wildfires in California

This California wildfires map from Los Angeles Times shows an up-to-date status in…

Social media app preferences of young teenagers

Pew Research published their annual report on what social media U.S. 13- to…