Nathan Yau

Flock Safety has been getting some hate lately , because as it turns out, people actually care about privacy and are against mass surveillance. But Darth Vader brings up some good points. Hear him out.

For the New York Times, Pablo Robles, Leanne Abraham, and Josh Holder mapped the flood in Nepal , which started with an avalanche in the mountains and stretched for 40 miles. There are currently 4,400 people missing

The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention count causes of death , and heat is included in the tabulations. However, it is likely that the reports for heat are undercounts. NPR, in collaboration with researchers at Boston University, modeled mortality due to heat and estimate the true counts are five times higher than reported

The summer of 2026 will most likely be the hottest summer on record since 1936. Part of that is hot days, but more significantly it's cooling down less at night, which raises the overall average.

Due to Covid, India's census count is overdue by five years. But they're getting things going, which involves hiring 3 million people to count around one and a half billion. For Bloomberg,

Observable, known for visualization-centric notebooks to share code, restarted fresh to adjust for this new chapter in making things with computers.

There are thousands of crew members aboard U.S. warships in the Middle East. They need a regular food supply. Aircraft on the ships need fuel to lift off. For the New York Times, Simon Ducroquet and John Ismay

, where we spend time and energy on the small things in data and charts. I'm Nathan Yau. This week, I describe the many small choices one must make while working on a set of charts.

Imagine a pottery wheel that turns clay on an axis. A potter forms the sides and the shape goes all around. Karim Douieb made an interactive that shows how different curves look as a family of pots

For Climate.us, Emily Becker explains why it looks like El Niño is going to break records this year . Current estimates from NOAA adjusts for the ocean warming overall.