Explaining the news through visualizations and data analysis from the @NBCNews Digital Data / Graphics team.
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ALT A map of Florida with 86 of Hurricane Ian's 140-plus deaths pinpointed. Shown also is the path of the storm, and the overall affected area.
ALT A close-up map of Florida's gulf coast, with three dozen Hurricane Ian deaths pinpointed on top of a gradient map of the projected storm surge and its severity. Most of the deaths happened in areas affected by the storm surge. On this map is the text "High-risk areas: More than half of deaths in Florida's Charlotte, Lee and Sarasota counties occurred in locations that were at risk for substantial flooding in a Category 4 hurricane."
ALT A chart showing the 10 U.S. representatives who have served the longest as Speaker of the House or House minority leader. Nancy Pelosi is second on the list with 10 terms served in those two positions. The text “These U.S. representatives served the longest in the top positions of House leadership” is atop.
ALT A color-coded map of the U.S. that shows which states have moved forward with state-sponsored studies into psilocybin, advanced legislation regarding psilocybin or legalized psilocybin. Also noted is which states have cities in them that have decriminalized psilocybin.
ALT A chart showing which states have election denier and questioning candidates, how many candidates they have and whether those candidates are in an uncalled race, or are projected to win or lose. Governor, attorney general and secretary of state candidates are included. So far, Alabama has elected three of the three candidates running, Texas two of two, and Florida two of two. In Michigan, all three lost.
ALT Chart showing the tenure of the six most recent British prime ministers in days. Liz Truss’ 45 days through Oct 20 is the shortest by far. Her five immediate predecessors, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, and Tony Blair, all lasted at least 1,000 days.
ALT Line charts showing the percentage of seeds planted each year that are genetically modified to be resistant to herbicide from 1996 to 2020. In 1996 less than 10 percent of soybeans, cotton and corn were engineered. In 2020, more than 90 percent of soybeans and cotton and 89 percent of corn were modified.
ALT A chart showing the balance of power in the U.S. Senate that would result if Chuck Todd’s “Georgia decides” scenario comes true. Republicans hold 50 seats, Democrats 49, and one seat is a tossup. There is text on the chart that shows which key states go to the Democrats: Arizona, Colorado, New Hampshire and Nevada, as well as which key states go Republican: Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Georgia, the last key state, is a tossup.