Data Vis Dispatch, June 17: Israel attacks Iran, Air India crash, and U.S. demonstrations

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Recurring topics this week include protests in the U.S., the crash of an Air India flight, and Israel's attack on Iranian nuclear sites.

A wave of Israeli attacks last Friday has set off a major escalation in hostilities between Israel and Iran:

The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/12/world/middleeast/iran-israel-maps.html"><strong>Maps and Photos: The Israel-Iran Conflict</strong></a>, June 16 — The New York Times: **Maps and Photos: The Israel-Iran Conflict**, June 16

Reuters: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/graphics/IRAN-NUCLEAR/ISRAEL/dwvklgrgjpm/#mapping-israeli-strikes-on-iran-and-iran-missile-retaliation"><strong>Maps and images of Israel’s strikes on Iran and Iran’s retaliation</strong></a>, June 17 — Reuters: **Maps and images of Israel’s strikes on Iran and Iran’s retaliation**, June 17

The Times:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-iran/article/trump-iran-war-israel-latest-news-l6l0jb6hp"><strong>Israel-Iran latest: Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’ from Tehran</strong></a>, June 17 — The Times: **Israel-Iran latest: Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’ from Tehran**, June 17

Zeit Online: <a href="https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2025-06/israel-iran-krieg-raketen-ziele-karte"><strong>Wo Raketen in Israel und Iran einschlagen</strong></a><strong> </strong>[<em>Where missiles hit Israel and Iran</em>], June 15 — Zeit Online: **Wo Raketen in Israel und Iran einschlagen** [*Where missiles hit Israel and Iran*], June 15

The initial strikes targeted Iran's nuclear facilities:

The Economist:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/middle-east-and-africa/2025/06/13/tracking-the-israel-iran-war"><strong>Tracking the Israel-Iran war</strong></a>, June 16 — The Economist: **Tracking the Israel-Iran war**, June 16

Diario Sur: <a href="https://www.diariosur.es/internacional/oriente-proximo/mapa-explica-ataque-israeli-iran-20250613201458-ntrc.html"><strong>El mapa que explica el ataque israelí a Irán</strong></a> [<em>The map that explains the Israeli attack on Iran</em>], June 13 — Diario Sur: **El mapa que explica el ataque israelí a Irán** [*The map that explains the Israeli attack on Iran*], June 13

The Washington Post:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/12/israel-attacks-iran-tehran-explosions/"><strong>Iranian missiles target Israel in retaliation for earlier strikes</strong></a>, Friday 13 — The Washington Post: **Iranian missiles target Israel in retaliation for earlier strikes**, Friday 13

La Nación: <a href="https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/el-mapa-de-los-ataques-israelies-y-los-sitios-clave-del-programa-nuclear-de-iran-nid13062025/"><strong>El mapa de los ataques israelíes y los sitios clave del programa nuclear de Irán</strong></a><strong> </strong>[<em>Map of Israeli attacks and key sites of Iran's nuclear program</em>], June 15 — La Nación: **El mapa de los ataques israelíes y los sitios clave del programa nuclear de Irán** [*Map of Israeli attacks and key sites of Iran's nuclear program*], June 15

Folha de S.Paulo:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mundo/2025/06/israel-bombardeia-ira-apos-falha-de-negociacao-nuclear-com-governo-trump.shtml"><strong>Israel bombardeia Irã, mira instalações nucleares e mata ao menos dois comandantes militares</strong></a><strong> </strong>[<em>Israel bombs Iran, targets nuclear facilities and kills at least two military commanders</em>], June 12 — Folha de S.Paulo: **Israel bombardeia Irã, mira instalações nucleares e mata ao menos dois comandantes militares** [*Israel bombs Iran, targets nuclear facilities and kills at least two military commanders*], June 12

Financial Times:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d78d6b82-3f68-4a06-8724-c5f3811b0c82"><strong>Israel’s strikes on Iran in videos and maps</strong></a>, June 13 — Financial Times: **Israel’s strikes on Iran in videos and maps**, June 13

The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/12/world/middleeast/iran-israel-maps.html"><strong>Mapping the First Four Days of Attacks in the Israel-Iran Conflict</strong></a>, June 17 — The New York Times: **Mapping the First Four Days of Attacks in the Israel-Iran Conflict**, June 17

Residential buildings have been hit with civilian casualties in both countries:

Zeit Online:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2025-06/angriffe-israel-iran-karte-grafik"><strong>Weitere Angriffswelle Israels auf den Iran</strong></a><strong> </strong>[<em>Further wave of Israeli attacks on Iran</em>], June 15 — Zeit Online: **Weitere Angriffswelle Israels auf den Iran** [*Further wave of Israeli attacks on Iran*], June 15

The Guardian:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/16/visualised-israel-iran-war-maps-videos-satellite-images"><strong>The Israel-Iran war in maps, videos and satellite images</strong></a>, June 17 — The Guardian: **The Israel-Iran war in maps, videos and satellite images**, June 17

Financial Times:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/97667b54-219d-454e-a245-00b5d4b1d7c7"><strong>Millions of Israelis seek shelter as Iran fires latest missile barrage</strong></a>, June 15 — Financial Times: **Millions of Israelis seek shelter as Iran fires latest missile barrage**, June 15

The fighting has continued for five days and could go on longer:

Zeit Online:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2025-06/iran-israel-nahostkrieg-verbuendete-feinde"><strong>Freunde, die dem Iran kaum helfen</strong></a><strong> </strong>[<em>The friends who are barely helping Iran</em>], June 17 — Zeit Online: **Freunde, die dem Iran kaum helfen** [*The friends who are barely helping Iran*], June 17

Spiegel: <a href="https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/israel-und-der-angriff-auf-iran-so-lief-die-operation-rising-lion-ab-a-c193afd3-a19e-4396-9db5-2e9e6aecabdf"><strong>So lief Operation »Rising Lion« ab</strong></a><strong> </strong>[<em>How Operation “Rising Lion” played out</em>], June 14 — Spiegel: **So lief Operation »Rising Lion« ab** [*How Operation “Rising Lion” played out*], June 14

Reuters: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/graphics/IRAN-NUCLEAR/ISRAEL/dwvklgrgjpm/2025-06-17/iran-missile-arsenal-and-israel-defence-system/"><strong>Iran’s arsenal of missiles and Israel’s defence system</strong></a>, June 17 — Reuters: **Iran’s arsenal of missiles and Israel’s defence system**, June 17

Financial Times:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/7824c70d-0b47-48b8-832a-b8210543ee9d"><strong>The fallout from Israel’s strikes on Iranian energy sites</strong></a>, June 15 — Financial Times: **The fallout from Israel’s strikes on Iranian energy sites**, June 15

Meanwhile in the U.S., a week of spontaneous protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles led into a weekend of nationwide demonstrations:

The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/13/us/la-protests-immigration-law-enforcement.html"><strong>Which Law Enforcement Agencies Are at the Los Angeles Protests?</strong></a>, June 13 — The New York Times: **Which Law Enforcement Agencies Are at the Los Angeles Protests?**, June 13

CNN: <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/maps-ice-trump-protests-dg"><strong>Visualizing the anti-ICE protests and government responses</strong></a>, June 13 — CNN: **Visualizing the anti-ICE protests and government responses**, June 13

The New York Times:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/08/us/la-immigration-protests-photos-map.html"><strong>Maps and Timeline of the L.A. Immigration Protests and the Federal Response</strong></a>, June 12 — The New York Times: **Maps and Timeline of the L.A. Immigration Protests and the Federal Response**, June 12

Axios: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/07/no-kings-protest-trump-military-parade-june-14"><strong>What to know about protests to Trump's June 14 parade</strong></a>, June 12 — Axios: **What to know about protests to Trump's June 14 parade**, June 12

And in Ahmedabad, an Air India flight crashed into a medical school shortly after taking off, killing at least 270 people including all but one of the plane's passengers:

The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/12/world/asia/india-plane-crash-map.html"><strong>How the Air India Plane Crashed: Maps and Photos</strong></a>, June 12 — The New York Times: **How the Air India Plane Crashed: Maps and Photos**, June 12

Reuters: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/graphics/INDIA-CRASH/MAP/jnpwlqbryvw/"><strong>Where the Air India flight to London Gatwick crashed</strong></a>, June 12 — Reuters: **Where the Air India flight to London Gatwick crashed**, June 12

CNN: <a href="https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/ahmedabad-india-plane-crash-06-12-25"><strong>An Air India flight carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed shortly after takeoff. Here's what we know</strong></a>, June 12 — CNN: **An Air India flight carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed shortly after takeoff. Here's what we know**, June 12

In the background, climate change remains a current and future threat. These maps tracked local climate risks:

Bloomberg: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-06-13/climate-change-france-insurers-and-homeowners-in-legal-fight-over-subsidence?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0OTgxMDY2OSwiZXhwIjoxNzUwNDE1NDY5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTWFMwR1lEV1JHRzAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJEMjk1RDc5RkRFQzc0QjQ4OEJDMUY1Mjc1Mjg1RUQ2NSJ9.ZkbT_zJf-aVoEXMFERpKSdVPCilRhyTVh4vpZATV00c"><strong>Homeowners Battle Insurers Over $2.9 Trillion Climate Risk</strong></a>, June 13 — Bloomberg: **Homeowners Battle Insurers Over $2.9 Trillion Climate Risk**, June 13

Tagesanzeiger: <a href="https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/blatten-experten-sagten-bergsturz-voraus-und-warnen-doerfer-298660112923"><strong>So genau sagten Experten die Katastrophe von Blatten schon vor drei Jahren voraus – doch anderswo ist die Gefahr noch grösser</strong></a> [<em>This is how accurately experts predicted the Blatten disaster three years ago — but the danger is even greater elsewhere</em>], June 16 — Tagesanzeiger: **So genau sagten Experten die Katastrophe von Blatten schon vor drei Jahren voraus – doch anderswo ist die Gefahr noch grösser** [*This is how accurately experts predicted the Blatten disaster three years ago — but the danger is even greater elsewhere*], June 16

Financial Times: <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/cfe4757a-a054-49ce-b850-a154e543b7ba"><strong>World’s oceans remain near record temperatures as CO₂ levels rise</strong></a>, June 11 — Financial Times: **World’s oceans remain near record temperatures as CO₂ levels rise**, June 11

Renewable energy sources might help, if we can build them:

La Nación: <a href="https://www.lanacion.com.ar/data/alerta-ambiental-cuanto-sabes-sobre-la-transicion-energetica-y-que-futuro-plantea-nid13062025/"><strong>¿Cuánto sabés sobre la transición energética y qué futuro plantea?</strong></a><strong> </strong>[<em>How much do you know about the energy transition and what future it holds?</em>], June 13 — La Nación: **¿Cuánto sabés sobre la transición energética y qué futuro plantea?** [*How much do you know about the energy transition and what future it holds?*], June 13

CarbonBrief: <a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/chart-the-rise-fall-and-rise-of-uk-nuclear-power-over-eight-decades/?utm_content=bufferdec9e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer"><strong>The rise, fall and rise of UK nuclear power over eight decades</strong></a>, June 13 — CarbonBrief: **The rise, fall and rise of UK nuclear power over eight decades**, June 13

Francis Gagnon: "Our latest work with the [Canadian Climate Institute] is dropping today […]," June 12 (Bluesky)

These economic visualizations included the elusive connected scatter plot:

McKinsey & Company: <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/sustainable-inclusive-growth/charts/global-aid-at-a-crossroads"><strong>Global aid at a crossroads</strong></a>, June 11 <span class="badge">Good annotation management</span> — McKinsey & Company: **Global aid at a crossroads**, June 11 Good annotation management

Works in Progress: <a href="https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-one-kiwi-tamed-inflation/"><strong>How one Kiwi tamed inflation</strong></a>, June 12 — Works in Progress: **How one Kiwi tamed inflation**, June 12

The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/12/upshot/gop-megabill-distribution-poor-rich.html"><strong>Trump’s Big Bill Would Be More Regressive Than Any Major Law in Decades</strong></a>, June 12 — The New York Times: **Trump’s Big Bill Would Be More Regressive Than Any Major Law in Decades**, June 12

Financial Times: <a href="https://ig.ft.com/mexico-fuel-theft/"><strong>How smuggled US fuel funds Mexico’s cartels</strong></a>, June 11 — Financial Times: **How smuggled US fuel funds Mexico’s cartels**, June 11

The Wall Street Journal: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-inflation-may-2025-interest-rate-9c75074f?mod=e2twg"><strong>Muted May Inflation Defies Tariff Fears</strong></a>, June 11 — The Wall Street Journal: **Muted May Inflation Defies Tariff Fears**, June 11

Reuters: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-TRUMP/TAX-GRAPHIC/dwvkjozjnpm/"><strong>Taxes, Brackets and Budgets</strong></a>, June 11 <span class="badge">Wide chart variety</span> — Reuters: **Taxes, Brackets and Budgets**, June 11 Wide chart variety

And we're ending this edition of the Data Vis Dispatch with works covering conversations with strangers, summer holidays, math education, and golf drives:

The Pudding: <a href="https://pudding.cool/2025/06/hello-stranger/"><strong>Strangers Talking</strong></a>, June 14 — The Pudding: **Strangers Talking**, June 14

The European Correspondent: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DK1czoaBUQm/"><strong>Going on summer holiday</strong></a>, June 14 — The European Correspondent: **Going on summer holiday**, June 14

The Economist: <a href="https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2025/06/11/why-are-girls-still-falling-behind-in-maths"><strong>Why are girls still falling behind in maths?</strong></a>, June 11 — The Economist: **Why are girls still falling behind in maths?**, June 11

The Wall Street Journal: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/sports/golf/us-open-2025-oakmont-bryson-dechambeau-rory-mcilroy-d213231c?mod=e2twg"><strong>The Bunker Specifically Designed to Torment the World’s Best Golfers</strong></a>, June 12 — The Wall Street Journal: **The Bunker Specifically Designed to Torment the World’s Best Golfers**, June 12

What else we found interesting

Information is Beautiful: <a href="https://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/news/680-announcing-the-2024-winners"><strong>Announcing the 2024 Winners!</strong></a>, June 14 — Information is Beautiful: **Announcing the 2024 Winners!**, June 14

The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/11/magazine/pope-leo-xiv-ancestry-family-tree.html"><strong>Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveholders: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals</strong></a>, June 11 — The New York Times: **Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveholders: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals**, June 11

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