With multiple wars, a total solar eclipse, the Summer Olympics, a presidential election and much more, the 2024 U.S. news cycle never had a dull moment.
Here's a collection of visual explainers the USA TODAY Graphics Team made throughout the year: usatoday.com/story/graphics/…
Did you know Brazil is the only team who's competed in every #FIFAWorldCup? Or that each participating team will take home at least $9 million in prize money this year?
Visualized some fun statistics & history with @_icalderon for @usatgraphics:
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Hey, I'm Ignacio Calderon, one of the reporters working on this project. Your grandpa was right. Back in his day, winters were colder and longer. We analyzed 70 years of weather data to compare how our current winters stack against those in the mid 1950s.
Yes, winters really got shorter. ❄️
The number of freezing days has shrunk by weeks in most places across the United States over the past seven decades. Why you should care: usatoday.com/shorterwinters
Trans-lunar injection is a go! Artemis II is cleared for a main engine burn that will take them into deep space. See how the crew will get to the moon and back again: usatoday.com/graphics/intera…
Created my team's year-in-review that showcases our top stories month-by-month! Come for the news, stay for the expert Tetris-esque organization of the stories: usatoday.com/story/graphics/…
I made some graphics to track the current status of tariffs, as well as a timeline that details the back and forth between the U.S. and other countries with @dian_zhang_: usatoday.com/story/graphics/…
ALT A dashboard visualization that shows the current status of tariffs as of March 28, 2025, showing which tariffs the U.S. has imposed on other countries as well as tariffs imposed on the U.S. by other countries.
ALT Diagram of blood clot. Text: While it's unclear where Wembanyama's clot is located in the shoulder, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot (thrombus) forms in one or more of the deep veins in the body. Deep vein thrombosis can cause pain or swelling however sometimes there are no noticeable symptoms.
When did the Drake vs Kendrick Lamar feud begin? 🤔
I pieced together all the most pertinent moments in their lore through an illustrated, lyrics-driven timeline for @USATODAY: usatoday.com/story/graphics/…
An asteroid with about a 1/50 chance of hitting the Earth in December 2032 is now being tracked by the James Webb Space Telescope: usatoday.com/story/graphics/…
ALT Animated GIF showing an illustrated, googly-eyed Earth watching the asteroid pass by. Source: ATLAS
An analysis by NASA's JPL/CNEOS estimates the asteroid to be 130 to 300 feet wide.
At that size, the ESA published in a Jan. 29 statement, an impact on Earth "could cause severe damage to a local region."
ALT Diagram comparing asteroid (130-300 feet wide) with the Statue of Liberty (305 feet from ground) and a human figure (6 feet).
China added export controls to five key metals that the U.S. is import-reliant on: tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum and indium.
More on what they are & why they're important: usatoday.com/story/graphics/…
The Doomsday Clock was moved to 89 seconds to midnight today, Jan. 28, the closest it's ever been.
The Doomsday Clock is a decades-long project of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists featuring a clock face where midnight represents Armageddon.
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