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NEW: Had a blast working on this project. First time I've added music to an animation. What do you think? Huge thanks to @jeremygphoto and @biglifeafrica. Read @AndresSchipani's fascinating piece on how human-wildlife conflict threatens Kenya’s elephants ft.com/content/339921…

NEW: Maps and satellite image analysis and videos reveal extent of the damage US and Israel's airstrikes have had on Tehran. Great team effort with @theboysmithy and @Dan_Clark5 Read @Jacob_Judah's report ft.com/content/59cfcb…

Trump has launched what the @FinancialTimes calls his most consequential intervention yet: joint US-Israeli strikes on #Iran that killed Leader Ali Khamenei on day one. #ACLED data maps US military action in at least 6 countries since 2025: ft.com/content/e9905f…

meant to say huge thanks to @MarineTraffic for this excellent tool

Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has all but stopped since yesterday. Read @Sam1Fleming's analysis of what the impact the war in Iran will have on the global economy ft.com/content/31bfc0…

Since the Iranian strikes yesterday, thousands of flights have been cancelled as airport closures disrupt travel. Read @Petercampbell1, @mauipippa and @simeonkerr's report ft.com/content/5fcfaf…

NEW: This week's climate graphic looks at the extreme cold and heavy snow to hit the north-east in recent weeks Read @ollie's excellent report ft.com/content/a50d83… #dataviz #gistribe

Animation showing the plunge of cold Arctic air which is causing disruption to flights and has left almost a million people without power Read @marthamuir25 and @IlyaGridneff's report ft.com/content/875708…

@CitizenRacc @Arden_2210 Ha good point, I was on auto pilot and just thought it was 6=.

@sdbernard @Arden_2210 That would be correct if they asked 6=? , but they ask 7=?. So it's 35+13 (the next odd number) = 48.

Answer without Ai No cheating

HS2 is set to be the world's most expensive high speed railway per kilometre, despite passing through relatively easy terrain Read the full article here: as.ft.com/r/fc61fa1a-0c2… @gillplimmer1 @sdbernard @PickardJE

For this graphic we compare the terrain of the three most expensive rail projects in the world. HS2 costs an eye watering $537mn per km despite being built on relatively flat terrain. Read @gillplimmer1 @PickardJE and Jonathan Vincent's excellent article ft.com/content/3f731e…

HS2 is by far the most expensive railway, despite being built on relatively flat terrrain, more than any other rail project in the world as the total bill could surpass £100bn. Read @gillplimmer1, @PickardJE and Jonathan Vincent's excellent article ft.com/content/3f731e…

NEW: Deforestation in Indonesia is underway at a rapid pace, with the help of the military, to make way for rice and sugarcane. Huge thanks to @StandMighty for their help with the data. Read @AnanthalakshmiA's excellent report ft.com/content/27a6bd… #dataviz #gistribe

@CredibleCrypto Should have checked my message before sending, wife carving?? I meant wood carving of course

@CredibleCrypto Have an amazing time in Bali, it's a beautiful country. Make sure you visit the smaller villages for their arts and crafts, Mas, Ubud and Celuk. Their wife carving is crazy skilled. The rice traces at Tegalalang are spectacular and sunset at Tanah Lot is a must

I just bought $5,500 worth of Qatar airlines Avios points (400,000 points). Here's why 🧵: Qatar airlines which is known for it's luxury business class offering (Q-Suites) is currently running a flash sale on their Avios points that ends in less than 48 hours from now. They are offering a whopping 70% BONUS on purchases of 40,000 points or more, with a maximum allowable purchase of 250,000 points (before the bonus is applied). With the max purchase of 250,000 points and with the 70% bonus applied, this amounts to a maximum purchasable amount of 425,000 Avios points for $5,750. These points can save you a TON of money on long haul, international flights in business/first class and don't expire for a minimum of 36 months. Let's take a sample itinerary and compare the cost of a roundtrip flight from the US to Bali in Qatar's business class using cash vs using points. For this example I chose random dates that are about a year out for best business class award availability: JFK (New York) -> DPS (Bali) w/ connection in Doha (Qatar hub) Business Class Fare (Q-Suite) using CASH: $6,417.11 Business Class Fare (Q-Suite) using Avios for EXACT SAME FLIGHT: 200,000 points + $612.21 in taxes/fees We know it costs around $2,700 to purchase 200,000 Avios points utilizing the current 70% BONUS, so the total cash conversion of the flight booked using points is: $2,700 (200k points) + $612.21 taxes/fees = ~$3,300 This is a savings of ~$3,100 or a 50% discount VS the cash price for the EXACT SAME FLIGHT! Note this also reduces the gap between an economy class fare and a business class fare tremendously. An economy class fare for these same flights would cost around ~$1,600. Most would not be willing to pay around 4x to purchase business class instead, but by using points you can reduce the cost to just 2x that of economy, and for a long haul, 20+ hour journey like this that price difference is a lot more appealing. Note that you can also transfer credit card points from major issuers (like Amex) to get Avios points instead of using cash to buy them. For example, for the same flights above you can transfer 155,000 AMEX points (w/ 30% conversion bonus) to get the required 200,000 Avios points you need for this roundtrip flight and then pay the $600 in taxes/fees to get this same flight for a fraction of the cost. If you get these Amex points via a sign up bonus (like I recently did here: x.com/CredibleCrypto…) then your out of pocket cost is literally just the $600 in taxes/fees for what would normally have cost you $6,000+ in cash or $3,000+ by purchasing Avios points with cash using the 70% bonus promo described above- a savings of 80-90% 🔥 For more travel tips and hacks, give me a follow so that you can make your crypto gains last 10x longer on travel post cycle top 🫡

Honoured to have won the health and climate change award alongside @ian_bott_artist @Mikepeeljourno and @chbibby at Medical Journalists Association Awards for our piece on mosquito borne diseases ft.com/content/816c4a…

Excellent geodata + stunning granite peaks + a cool name: The things that enticed me to map Cirque of the Towers, Wind River Range, Wyoming. shadedrelief.com/cirque/

I never grow tired of the ever changing scenery of the Lake District. These two shots were taken 2 hours apart from the top of Walla Crag. I love how you can see the rain falling in the valley and the sunlight bursting through the clouds

NEW: Ski resort in the Saudi mountains? This animation shows how the huge Trojena project which is set to host the Asian winter games in 2029 is falling behind schedule Great reporting from @alisonkilling @cornishft @leahyjoseph and @ahmed ft.com/content/6dfc7f… #dataviz

Animation showing fires detected across Europe since July 15. Read @AttractaMooney and Carmen Muela's report, with great graphics from @janatausch and our talented summer intern Maya de Souza ft.com/content/3ad89d…