Data Vis Dispatch, March 26
Welcome back to the 135th 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 this week include water shortages, games, and gender inequality.
Two dot plots this week told a story of inequality between men and women:


Charts on the Russia-Ukraine war paint a picture of drone strikes on both sides of the border:


Other violence-related visualizations covered a terrorist attack in Moscow, the history of ISIS in Syria, and consequences of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea:


Water is our fountain of life, but it seems to be drying up:

More on the climate and environment — temperature anomalies and their influence on cherry blossoms. Oh, and plastic recycling:




I'd summarize our next group as money, markets, and banks:


Two bar charts this week looked at underlying factors in the U.S. election:


Also in the political realm, we found an analysis of the correlation between economic optimism and political happiness, as well as a detailed analysis of German right-wing voters:

Layoffs, philanthropy, and plant-based products all revolved around one theme this week — games:



As this year's solar eclipse gets closer, we're seeing more and more visualizations:

Let's close this week with a question: How many private jets do you expect at your wedding? Quick answer: Certainly fewer than Mukesh Ambani's family!

What else we found interesting


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