Avalanche Death Visualization Updated for 2012-2013
The avalanche fatality visualization has been updated for the 2012-2013 season.
May 2, 2012
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2012
Earthquake Deaths
Revisiting our earthquake data the magnitude of some of the recent earthquakes becomes apparent. The chart below graphs the total recorded deaths from earthquakes with a magnitude 6.5 or greater. Not only is it surprising that the most deadly have occurred since 1976, but Haiti’s death toll is incredible for such a small nation.
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April 19, 2012
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Apr
2012
NPR Visualizes Texas Drought
NPR created a really nice visualization around the drought data for Texas over the last couple of years. There are several things I like about the visualization:
- It is simple; the graphics and charts are not there for purely visual effect but rather are an important aspect of understanding the story
- The font type is beautiful
- There is a good use of both visualization and text to tell the story
- The story is obvious to a reader
April 16, 2012
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2012
Large Magnitude Earthquakes
Utah is performing a statewide earthquake preparedness drill on Tuesday called “The Great Utah ShakeOut.” The mock earthquake is supposed to be 7.0 in magnitude so, in the spirit of the event, we have decided to do our first data journalism piece on exactly that – large magnitude earthquakes and the deaths resulting from them. We grabbed data from the National Geophysical Data Center for earthquakes 6.5 in magnitude or greater, dating back as far as we could go (1800, though there are definitely some anomalies in the data going back more than 1900). Read more →
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