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The Guardian
09-05-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
A great big election map; Myanmar's ‘supershear' quake; and how Met Gala outfits got bigger
Hello and welcome to another edition of The Crunch! Another Australian election has come and gone in a flurry of maps, virtual parliaments and an animated dunk tank for losing candidates. In this week's newsletter we'll have all our favourite election visuals and a renewables explainer, as well as visualisations of the Met Gala and earthquakes in Myanmar from international outlets that decided not to go all-in on our election. This election has seen a bunch of surprises across the country, and there are lots of ways to slice and dice the – still unfinalised – results. Australia's preferential system, and redrawn boundaries for some seats, can make it hard to get your head around exactly what happened. This map-based story from our colleague Andy Ball takes the election right back to basics – plotting the first preference vote at every booth. There are also maps to compare electorates and areas between the 2022 and 2025 elections, so you can see exactly where the swings were. The data team have put together a bunch of other election visuals you should bookmark and check out, including our complete results page and this updating page of the count and swing in undecided seats. This election also saw the continuation of the long-term decline in the major party vote. Nick and Andy put together this deep dive just before election day. We don't have full preference flow data yet for this election, but Josh created an interactive of how preferences flowed at the last one to illustrate why it's important – and how it works. 1. You get a chart. And you get a chart. Everyone gets a chart It was hard to pick from the many great visuals in the ABC's explainer about how renewables fit in the energy system, which also covers what the national energy market is, why and how the market has evolved over time and how pumped hydro works. This is probably a story to sit with for a while. We went over it a second time to write this newsletter and learned even more. Shoutout to the little graphic on why so much solar potential is wasted. 2. Bigger and bolder As has been repeatedly covered in this newsletter, we aren't fashionistas. But even for us, the Met Gala is hard to ignore. Here's Reuters with a very creative way of illustrating how the looks have become bigger. If you check the methodology at the end, it sounds like this was largely done manually – by tracing hundreds of photos of celebrity outfits. Fantastic. 3. A top-down view of a top-down view Firefighting aircraft can seem ever-present during Australian summers. But from the ground, it's hard to conceptualise what's really going on. This visual story from the Age and Sydney Morning Herald, about efforts over the Grampians this summer, really makes you appreciate how much goes into fighting a fire from the air. Sign up to The Crunch Our data journalists showcase the most important charts and dataviz from the Guardian and around the web, free every fortnight after newsletter promotion The combination of the spot fire indication and the flight paths is great. 4. Why Myanmar's earthquake was so devastating Another beautiful if horrific story from Reuters, illustrating how big the 'supershear' was in the earthquake that hit Myanmar in March. There's a lot of putting things in perspective in this story. Millions of people have been affected by the quake in Myanmar, from a rupture that is longer than Sri Lanka. We're focused on the Australian election this week, so this great New York Times tariff visualisation, and a bunch of other incredible stories unfortunately don't make the cut. It is a truth universally acknowledged that there should be more triangles in datavis. So please enjoy the ABC's ternary scatterplot showing the rise of the independent vote in Australia. We really liked this Sydney Morning Herald explainer on how preferential voting works. We took a look at what went wrong for the Coalition, with some charts. And the ABC made a Big Scrolly showing how Labor won and where. We're going to end this packed edition of The Crunch on what is undoubtedly a high note: after 500 days, Valerie the dachshund has been found and reunited with her owners. After a lot of back and forth at Crunch HQ, we decided this cartoon by our colleague First Dog counts as a chart: Enjoying The Crunch? If you like what you see and think you might know someone else who would enjoy it, please forward this email or send them a link to the sign up page. If you have a chart tip or technical issue viewing this newsletter, please reply to this email. If you are a Guardian supporter and need assistance with regards to contributions and/or digital subscriptions, please email
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
County sets up temporary disposal site for flood debris
Daviess County officials have established a temporary flood debris disposal site in Stanley, to assist people with water-damaged homes. Meanwhile, the county will also allow free disposal of flood debris at its regular sites at the county landfill and at the Knottsville Convenience Center/East Daviess County Transfer Station. The county announced its plans for debris removal Friday morning. Prior to the announcement, Daviess Emergency Management Director Andy Ball was advising people not to begin cleaning their sites until the free disposal sites were established. The temporary disposal site will be at Stanley Park, 59 Church St. The site will open on Tuesday, with 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. business hours Tuesdays through Saturdays. The site can be accessed through U.S. 60 West. A press release from Daviess County Emergency Management says the site will take construction and demolition debris and furniture, household items such as electronics and hazardous materials like paint, cleaning supplies, pesticides and spoiled food. The site will have specific areas for construction debris and for household items. The site will not take 'outdoor and garage hazardous items,' the release said, but the site will have a collection box for sandbags. Daviess County residents can also dispose of flood damaged materials from inside homes for free at the two sites. The landfill is open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, while the Knottsville Convenience Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Flooding continued to recede Friday in Daviess County, with 21 county roads still partially or entirely closed due to high water. Portions of eight state highways were also closed due to water. Property owners in need of recovery assistance should contact the American Red Cross' West Kentucky chapter, at 270-683-2438. Amber Youngblood, region communications director for the Red Cross, said teams are doing damage assessments on properties throughout the region, including in Daviess and McLean counties. 'We are going as quickly as we can' with the assessments, Youngblood said. People should be aware of potential hazards when cleaning properties or buildings damaged by floodwater. The EMA press release says people doing cleanup in areas that were affected by flooding should be vaccinated for Hepatitis A and should receive a TDAP (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (TDAP) vaccination as well. The release says building materials made between 1950 and 1975 may contain asbestos in ceiling and flooring tiles, pipe insulation and plaster. People should take precautions if asbestos is suspected, the release says. Appliances deposited on property by floodwater will be accepted at the county landfill. The press release says the landfill is taking empty refrigerators, and that Dahl & Groetzinger will take appliances that do not contain freon. The Division of Waste Management will have information about metal recycling companies, the release says. Permits can be received from Division of Waste Management at 502-564-6716.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tributes pour in for BBC radio presenter Andy Ball
Tributes have poured in for a popular BBC radio presenter who has died after an illness. Andy Ball, from Wallasey, was a presenter, reporter and part of the BBC Radio Merseyside's management team for nearly 30 years. BBC Radio Merseyside said: "We're sad to have to tell you that our friend and colleague Andy Ball has passed away." The station added it would miss him "dearly" and sent its "love and condolences to his wife Lynn and family". BBC Radio Merseyside said: "We're sad to have to tell you that our friend and colleague Andy Ball has passed away. "Andy worked for BBC Merseyside for nearly 30 years as a presenter, reporter and part of the management team. "He loved the river and enjoyed nothing more than getting out into the communities right across the whole of Merseyside. "We will miss him dearly and send all our love and condolences to his wife Lynn and family." Andrew Bowman a former editor of BBC Radio Merseyside worked with him for about five years and said: "He was so generous with his time – and that is a characteristic that remained, he just always had an ability to be available to help people. Mr Bowman said he was a "brilliant ambassador for the radio station" who shone at outside broadcasts such as the Southport and Tatton Flower Shows. "He really loved these shows and getting out and about on outside broadcasts in general as it was a great way to meet Radio Merseyside listeners face to face." Mr Bowman added he was "phenomenally supportive" of his colleagues. "He'll be greatly missed by everyone connected with BBC Radio Merseyside," he added. Andrea Day who also worked with him at BBC Radio Merseyside said he was "always so generous with his time and patience with everyone". "He truly loved Liverpool, the station and all the people in it," she said. Former BBC News online reporter Greg O'Keeffe described him as a "gentleman". "I was struck by how friendly and welcoming Andy was to people. "It was clear to see the respect and affection his colleagues had for him, and he seemed to have time and a chat for everyone." Andrew Brown of Stand Up For Southport, a community news site, said: "He was fantastic company. "So invested in the local community right across Merseyside, a real people person." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
BBC News
27-01-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Andy Ball: Tributes pour in for BBC Radio Merseyside presenter
Tributes have poured in for a popular BBC radio presenter who has died after an illness. Andy Ball, from Wallasey, was a presenter, reporter and part of the BBC Radio Merseyside's management team for nearly 30 Radio Merseyside said: "We're sad to have to tell you that our friend and colleague Andy Ball has passed away."The station added it would miss him "dearly" and sent its "love and condolences to his wife Lynn and family". BBC Radio Merseyside said: "We're sad to have to tell you that our friend and colleague Andy Ball has passed away."Andy worked for BBC Merseyside for nearly 30 years as a presenter, reporter and part of the management team."He loved the river and enjoyed nothing more than getting out into the communities right across the whole of Merseyside."We will miss him dearly and send all our love and condolences to his wife Lynn and family." Andrew Bowman a former editor of BBC Radio Merseyside worked with him for about five years and said: "He was so generous with his time – and that is a characteristic that remained, he just always had an ability to be available to help Bowman said he was a "brilliant ambassador for the radio station" who shone at outside broadcasts such as the Southport and Tatton Flower Shows."He really loved these shows and getting out and about on outside broadcasts in general as it was a great way to meet Radio Merseyside listeners face to face."Mr Bowman added he was "phenomenally supportive" of his colleagues."He'll be greatly missed by everyone connected with BBC Radio Merseyside," he Day who also worked with him at BBC Radio Merseyside said he was "always so generous with his time and patience with everyone". "He truly loved Liverpool, the station and all the people in it," she said. 'A gentleman' Former BBC News online reporter Greg O'Keeffe described him as a "gentleman"."I was struck by how friendly and welcoming Andy was to people. "It was clear to see the respect and affection his colleagues had for him, and he seemed to have time and a chat for everyone."Andrew Brown of Stand Up For Southport, a community news site, said: "He was fantastic company. "So invested in the local community right across Merseyside, a real people person." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
