Data Vis Dispatch, July 27

Welcome back to the sixth edition of Data Vis Dispatch! Every week, we’ll be publishing 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 for this week include wildfire, floods, coronavirus, and... the Olympics!

Let's start with the fun ones — the Olympics are here and the charts are flowing:

FiveThirtyEight: <strong><a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/olympics-medal-count/">Which Countries Are Doing Better — Or Worse — Than Expected At The Tokyo Olympics?</a></strong>, July 26 — FiveThirtyEight: **Which Countries Are Doing Better — Or Worse — Than Expected At The Tokyo Olympics?**, July 26

Bloomberg: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/tokyo-2020-summer-olympics-medal-count/"><strong>Tokyo Summer Olympics Medal Count</strong></a>, July 21 — Bloomberg: **Tokyo Summer Olympics Medal Count**, July 21

We got to look back at the history of the games:

FiveThirtyEight: <a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/every-olympic-sport-in-one-chart/"><strong>Every Olympic ‘Sport,’ In One Chart</strong></a>, July 22 — FiveThirtyEight: **Every Olympic ‘Sport,’ In One Chart**, July 22

Le Monde: <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2021/07/23/jeux-olympiques-de-tokyo-visualisez-les-sports-apparus-disparus-feminises-depuis-cent-vingt-cinq-ans_6089293_4355770.html"><strong>Jeux olympiques de Tokyo : visualisez les sports apparus, disparus, féminisés… depuis cent vingt-cinq ans</strong></a>, July 23 — Le Monde: **Jeux olympiques de Tokyo : visualisez les sports apparus, disparus, féminisés… depuis cent vingt-cinq ans**, July 23

El País: <strong><a href="https://elpais.com/deportes/juegos-olimpicos/2021-07-23/de-tokio-1964-a-tokio-2020-records-pulverizados-y-el-doble-de-atletas-y-disciplinas.html">De Tokio 1964 a Tokio 2020: récords pulverizados y el doble de atletas y disciplinas</a></strong>, July 22 — El País: **De Tokio 1964 a Tokio 2020: récords pulverizados y el doble de atletas y disciplinas**, July 22

And take a deep dive (pun very much intended) into the world of swimming:

The New York Times: <strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/07/25/sports/olympics/4x100-relay-swimming-olympics.html">Australia Dominates Again in the Women’s 4x100 Freestyle Relay</a></strong>, July 25 — The New York Times: **Australia Dominates Again in the Women’s 4x100 Freestyle Relay**, July 25

The Washington Post: <strong><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/interactive/2021/katie-ledecky-swimming-olympics/">How Katie Ledecky swims faster than the rest of the world</a></strong>, July 21 — The Washington Post: **How Katie Ledecky swims faster than the rest of the world**, July 21

The New York Times: "@adam_peaty won the men’s 100-meter breaststroke, giving him back-to-back Olympic golds in the event. Peaty has swum the fastest 16 times in history," July 25 (Tweet)

Krisztina Szűcs: "I had a lot of fun creating this visualization for swimming results. The version before this one had even more moving elements but I needed to remove some to be able to save smaller gifs. I'm still spamming @plotparade with other #olympics related visualizations," July 25 (Tweet)

But the pandemic doesn't stop for sports:

The New York Times: <strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/07/24/sports/olympics-tokyo-updates#cycling-olympics-anamiek-van-vleuten">Olympics Updates: U.S. Collects 10 Medals, Second to China</a></strong>, July 27 — The New York Times: **Olympics Updates: U.S. Collects 10 Medals, Second to China**, July 27

The Financial Times: <strong><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/cb86d9a8-665d-467e-9b92-4b80e905060c">Why are Covid cases falling in the UK?</a></strong>, July 26 — The Financial Times: **Why are Covid cases falling in the UK?**, July 26

The virus is spreading, even as vaccination campaigns continue:

Quartz: <strong><a href="https://qz.com/india/2036052/delta-variant-is-causing-a-surge-in-covid-cases-globally/">These are the countries where the delta variant of Covid-19 is now dominant</a></strong>, July 23 — Quartz: **These are the countries where the delta variant of Covid-19 is now dominant**, July 23

Stat: <strong><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2021/07/26/new-way-visualize-covid-19-case-surge-us/">A new way to visualize the surge in Covid-19 cases in the U.S.</a></strong>, July 26 — Stat: **A new way to visualize the surge in Covid-19 cases in the U.S.**, July 26

The Financial Times: <strong><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0f11b219-0f1b-420e-8188-6651d1e749ff">Why are fully vaccinated people testing positive for Covid?</a></strong>, July 23 — The Financial Times: **Why are fully vaccinated people testing positive for Covid?**, July 23

Le Monde: "Covid-19 : la France divisée autour de la vaccination. @lemondefr fait sa Une sur la triple fracture vaccinale qui traverse le pays. Des cartes à retrouver dans l'édition en kiosque ce week-end," July 24 (<strong><a href="https://twitter.com/LM_enCartes/status/1418888814781685768/photo/3">Tweet</a></strong>) — Le Monde: "Covid-19 : la France divisée autour de la vaccination. @lemondefr fait sa Une sur la triple fracture vaccinale qui traverse le pays. Des cartes à retrouver dans l'édition en kiosque ce week-end," July 24 (**Tweet**)

And we're learning more about how COVID has changed our daily lives:

The Wall Street Journal: <strong><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-forced-more-americans-to-juggle-working-from-home-and-child-care-11626985864?st=xoav5jnhqblkzxr&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter&mod=e2twg">Covid-19 Forced More Americans to Juggle Working From Home and Child Care</a></strong>, July 22 — The Wall Street Journal: **Covid-19 Forced More Americans to Juggle Working From Home and Child Care**, July 22

The New York Times: <strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/22/business/economy/how-we-spend-our-days.html">More phone calls, less shopping: how the pandemic changed American lives, down to the minute</a></strong>, July 22 — The New York Times: **More phone calls, less shopping: how the pandemic changed American lives, down to the minute**, July 22

After last week's deluge in Western Europe, this week saw more deadly flooding in Henan, China:

South China Morning Post: <strong><a href="https://multimedia.scmp.com/infographics/news/china/article/3142519/index.html?src=social">China’s Henan province inundated by catastrophic floods</a></strong>, July 26 — South China Morning Post: **China’s Henan province inundated by catastrophic floods**, July 26

Bloomberg: <strong><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-07-22/how-climate-change-impacts-the-jet-stream-and-your-weather">Heat, Floods, Fires: Jet Stream Is Key Link in Climate Disasters</a></strong>, July 22 — Bloomberg: **Heat, Floods, Fires: Jet Stream Is Key Link in Climate Disasters**, July 22

The Washington Post: <strong><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/23/germany-floods-street-night/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=wp_graphics">On one street in Germany’s floods: Terror, survival, tragedy and the house that floated away</a></strong>, July 23 — The Washington Post: **On one street in Germany’s floods: Terror, survival, tragedy and the house that floated away**, July 23

Neue Zürcher Zeitung: <a href="https://www.nzz.ch/international/deutschland/klimawandel-hochwasser-deutschland-ld.1636734" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Ist der Klimawandel schuld an der Flutkatastrophe?</strong></a>, July 22 — Neue Zürcher Zeitung: **Ist der Klimawandel schuld an der Flutkatastrophe?**, July 22

And the other side of the climate coin — extreme heat:

Süddeutsche Zeitung: <strong><a target="_blank" href="https://projekte.sueddeutsche.de/artikel/wissen/klimawandel-wie-das-wetter-zur-klimakrise-wird-e460552/" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wie das Wetter zur Klimakrise wird</a></strong>, July 26 — Süddeutsche Zeitung: **Wie das Wetter zur Klimakrise wird**, July 26

The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/opinion/climate-change-heat-waves.html?smid=tw-share"><strong>America in 2090: The Impact of Extreme Heat, in Maps</strong></a>, July 21 — The New York Times: **America in 2090: The Impact of Extreme Heat, in Maps**, July 21

The New Statesman: <strong><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/business/sustainability/2021/07/many-cities-it-becoming-too-hot-work">In many cities, it is becoming too hot to work</a></strong>, July 22 — The New Statesman: **In many cities, it is becoming too hot to work**, July 22

Dominic Royé: "Climatic contrasts in Europe," July 21 (<a href="https://twitter.com/dr_xeo/status/1417782489033191427"><strong>Tweet</strong></a>) — Dominic Royé: "Climatic contrasts in Europe," July 21 (**Tweet**)

Neue Zürcher Zeitung: <strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.nzz.ch/visuals/das-ewige-eis-der-arktis-schrumpft-rasant-das-hat-auch-mit-schnee-zu-tun-eine-spurensuche-ld.1635974" rel="noreferrer noopener">Das ewige Eis der Arktis schrumpft rasant. Schuld hat auch der Schnee</a></strong>, July 27 — Neue Zürcher Zeitung: **Das ewige Eis der Arktis schrumpft rasant. Schuld hat auch der Schnee**, July 27

And the drought and wildfire that comes with it:

The New York Times: See How Wildfire Smoke Spread Across America, July 21

CNN: <strong><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/22/weather/bootleg-oregon-fire-carbon-offsets/index.html">Bootleg Fire is burning up carbon offsets</a></strong>, July 22 — CNN: **Bootleg Fire is burning up carbon offsets**, July 22

The Why Axis: <strong><a href="https://thewhyaxis.substack.com/p/the-air-is-toxic?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0MDU5NDQ1MCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MzkwMzg0NDMsIl8iOiJzSzN6MCIsImlhdCI6MTYyNzMyNDgxMCwiZXhwIjoxNjI3MzI4NDEwLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMzc5NjY5Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.FsXrKF1oPY-jskCAhlC93u2LE76bHx67r0ITTS_P6kA">The air is toxic</a></strong>, July 22 — The Why Axis: **The air is toxic**, July 22

USA Today: <strong><a href="https://eu.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2021/07/20/heat-dome-brings-record-breaking-high-temperatures-west/7970832002/">Heat dome brings record-breaking high temperatures to the West, exacerbating drought and wildfires</a></strong>, July 20 — USA Today: **Heat dome brings record-breaking high temperatures to the West, exacerbating drought and wildfires**, July 20

The Financial Times: <strong><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/977fac14-49e0-4497-a435-6581e5792201">What growing avocados in Sicily tells us about climate change and the future of food</a></strong>, July 25 — The Financial Times: **What growing avocados in Sicily tells us about climate change and the future of food**, July 25

In the midst of it all, Joe Biden's approval rating holds steady — and that's not even counting his supporters in Quebec:

FiveThirtyEight: <strong><a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-bidens-approval-rating-has-barely-budged-in-his-first-6-months/">Why Biden’s Approval Rating Has Barely Budged In His First 6 Months</a></strong>, July 22 — FiveThirtyEight: **Why Biden’s Approval Rating Has Barely Budged In His First 6 Months**, July 22

Pew: <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/07/22/as-border-remains-closed-canadians-are-critical-of-u-s-pandemic-response-but-still-view-their-neighbor-favorably/"><strong>As border remains closed, Canadians are critical of U.S. pandemic response but still view their neighbor favorably</strong></a>, July 22 — Pew: **As border remains closed, Canadians are critical of U.S. pandemic response but still view their neighbor favorably**, July 22

This week offered some interesting political correlations, mixing up income, lockdown timelines, vaccine hesitancy, votes, and neighborhood geography:

Politico: <a href="https://www.politico.com/interactives/2021/coronavirus-reopening-by-county-income/"><strong>When it comes to reopening, income matters more than party</strong></a>, July 21 — Politico: **When it comes to reopening, income matters more than party**, July 21

Financial Times: <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/39ff87ce-57b7-4007-9504-7eb2c7bc911f"><strong>‘A form of brainwashing’: why Trump voters are refusing to have a vaccine</strong></a>, July 21 — Financial Times: **‘A form of brainwashing’: why Trump voters are refusing to have a vaccine**, July 21

Bloomberg: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-nyc-mayoral-analysis/?cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-graphics&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=graphics&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_medium=social"><strong>Adams Won By Betting on a New York Divided By Race and Income</strong></a>, July 21 — Bloomberg: **Adams Won By Betting on a New York Divided By Race and Income**, July 21

Finally, this week's health and well-being charts can be split three ways. There's good news, there's bad news, and there's... news:

The Economist: <a href="https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/07/21/americans-say-their-individual-well-being-improved-in-2020"><strong>Americans say their individual well-being improved in 2020</strong></a>, July 21 — The Economist: **Americans say their individual well-being improved in 2020**, July 21

The Washington Post: <strong><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/07/22/shooting-increase-dc-gun-violence/">Thousands of bullets have been fired in this D.C. neighborhood. Fear is part of everyday life</a></strong>, July 22 — The Washington Post: **Thousands of bullets have been fired in this D.C. neighborhood. Fear is part of everyday life**, July 22

Our World in Data: <strong><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/child-mortality-big-problem-in-brief">Child Mortality: an everyday tragedy of enormous scale that we can make progress against</a></strong>, July 21 — Our World in Data: **Child Mortality: an everyday tragedy of enormous scale that we can make progress against**, July 21

The Financial Times: <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/6f9f6f1f-e2d1-4646-b5ec-7d704e45149e"><strong>NHS shares English hospital data with dozens of companies</strong></a>, July 23 — The Financial Times: **NHS shares English hospital data with dozens of companies**, July 23

What else we found interesting

Quartz: <strong><a href="https://qz.com/work/2027018/japanese-seasons-can-help-us-forget-productivity/">Japan’s 72 seasons can liberate us from our obsession with productivity</a></strong>, July 26 — Quartz: **Japan’s 72 seasons can liberate us from our obsession with productivity**, July 26

El Universal: <a href="https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/interactivos/2021/medallistas-mexicanos-historicos/"><strong>Medallistas mexicanos</strong></a>, July 20 — El Universal: **Medallistas mexicanos**, July 20

The New York Times: <strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/sports/olympics/adam-ondra-climbing.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sunisa Lee, the Gymnast</a></strong>, July 21 — The New York Times: **Sunisa Lee, the Gymnast**, July 21

The Washington Post: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/interactive/2021/skateboarding-heimana-reynolds-gopro/"><strong>Future of the Summer Games: Skateboarding</strong></a>, July 21 — The Washington Post: **Future of the Summer Games: Skateboarding**, July 21

Carl Churchill: <a href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/188e822478cd45dd91da6bbced819341"><strong>Cold Chihuahua: Lifestyles and landscapes at risk in North America's largest desert</strong></a>, July 22 (<strong><a href="https://twitter.com/Cchurchili/status/1418413091717586944">Tweet</a></strong>) — Carl Churchill: **Cold Chihuahua: Lifestyles and landscapes at risk in North America's largest desert**, July 22 (**Tweet**)

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