Erwan Rivault

Launch day 🚀 We’ve just released @chartlecc.bsky.social - a daily chart game! Your job is to guess which country is represented by the red line in today's chart. You get 5 tries, no other clues! Play today, come back tomorrow for a different chart with new data and share with your chart friends 📈

New data released today by Copernicus shows western Europe has just experienced its hottest summer on record, averaging 2.5°C above normal, with parts of France recording summer temperatures up to 4.5°C above average. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Last week's heatwave broke more than 170 June temperature records across the UK, mostly in England and Wales, with some weather stations recording maximum temperatures up to 6C above previous records. Our analysis of the UK and Europe heatwave in 7 maps and charts: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New FT investigation: Leaked satellite tasking records show Iran used a high-resolution Chinese satellite to surveil US bases last month. as.ft.com/r/ac8726e8-f...

Massive 20km long oil spill visible in yesterday's Sentinel-2 satellite image following US strike on Iranian drone carrier Shahid Bagheri near Bandar Abbas.

A special FT magazine issue all about maps is out today, w great pieces by @okr.bsky.social and @theboysmithy.ft.com, plus maps by me on how glacial melt is redrawing Alpine borders, the battle to redraw America and more Read it online here (though best enjoyed in print!) www.ft.com/content/efab...

This is fantastic. Engaging people with data through game play. Also has that very Gapminder-ish quality of challenging assumption. Love it!

It's official 🎉 Visualising Climate 2026 is here! visualisingclimate.com First international conference of its kind, it'll bring together artists, scientists, journalists all moved by the same desire to better communicate our changing climate 🌍 🗓️ Join us in Bologna, Nov 4-6 #dataviz #climatecrisis

Scientists have just unveiled the most detailed data yet of the terrain hidden under Antarctica’s ice. We mapped it and compared it to the previously best available data for our story with @markpoynting.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The global warming trend continued in 2025. Each of the past 11 years (2015–2025) has been among the 11 warmest on record. Explore more data from #CopernicusClimate in the Global Climate Highlights 2025. #GCH2025 🔗 climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima... @ecmwf.int

Which country consumes the most beer per person? Think you can guess it in 5 tries or less? Have a try at chartle.cc

New exciting update to chartle.cc 📈 You can now use the *Explore data* mode after finishing a game to find out what all the other grey lines represent. This has been requested by many of you, thanks for all the feedback! Let us know what you think!

New record year for renewable electricity in Britain - thanks especially to strong solar output. Read our analysis of 2025 here www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Which country holds the world’s largest proven crude oil reserves? Think you can guess it? Have a try at chartle.cc

#30daymapchallenge · Jour 30 · Relooking 🌍 Europe · Europa · Ευρώπη · Європа 🔍 Zoomez pour découvrir les villes d'Europe dans leur langue. 🔽 L'ancienne carte, en commentaire, utilisait un texte de substitution, réalisée pour le #30daymapchallenge 2024. #cartographie #map #europe #europa

This has been such a lovely way to start class in my vis course over the past few weeks.

Can you guess the country in red just by analysing the chart? Have a try at chartle.cc

Can you guess which country suddenly stopped all its nuclear power generation in the early 2010s, and then slowly restarted it? Have a try at chartle.cc

The Israeli military is placing large yellow blocks to delineate the newly established Yellow Line in Gaza - issue is, it’s off by over 500 meters in some areas, shrinking the Palestinian safe area. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New visual story: Bird migration is one of nature’s greatest spectacles — and scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into how new threats are reshaping these epic journeys. Follow the remarkable travels of three birds as they fly across the planet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Can you guess which country went from producing almost 70% of its electricity from coal in the 1980s to just 0.82% in 2024? Think you know? Try it at chartle.cc

October 11 SkySat imagery from @planet.com shows a column of smoke rising from the Sheikh Ejleen Waste Water Treatment Plant after the IDF withdrew from the base they established at the plant. SkySat imagery from October 7 shows IDF vehicles and temporary structures set up inside the plant.

NEW: How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution Massive shipping containers packed with powerful batteries are shoring up grids & extending the use of clean power ig.ft.com/mega-batteri... Latest visual story w/ @samlearner.bsky.social @inari-ta.bsky.social @samjoiner.bsky.social

Daily Chartle player? We’ve got an update for you 👀 You can now see how everyone else scored when you finish the game (this is today's game). Keep the feedback coming, it’s helping us make chartle.cc better!

Can you guess which country has the most hospital beds per capita in the world? Have a try by playing at chartle.cc

Starting a 3-month pilot today with the BBC’s brand-new satellite data team! We'll be focusing on using remote sensing data for news stories and longer-term investigations 🛰️ 🌍 Got tips, an upcoming paper or data, or just ideas you'd like to share with us? DM or email me at erwan.rivault@bbc.co.uk

It's been a week since we launched @chartle.cc with @adnaanj.bsky.social and we had an amazing start! - Average of 700 users/day - Record 1.2K users yesterday - From 78 countries - 66% win overall - 2m 18s average engagement Thank you to all who played + shared the game Any feedback, send our way!

A chart-themed game in your datavis dispatch this week! @chartle.cc 📈

Today's chartle game is almost exactly like 📈

A fun chart game that primarily sources its data from Our World in Data!

Which country in the world has the highest share of women in parliament? (and has since 2003..!) Can you solve it? Have a try at chartle.cc

Parts of the Mediterranean Sea reached 30C this week, much earlier than usual, raising fears for marine life. For some areas, this is 6 or 7C warmer than usual at this time of year. Our story with more maps by @markpoynting.bsky.social and me here: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Had an amazing time at #LPS25 this week, where @esaearth.esa.int unveiled the first images from the Biomass satellite. Read our story with @esmestallard.bsky.social and see the stunning new images for yourself:

Excited to be at the Living Planet Symposium #LPS25 next week! I’ll be co-presenting with @janatausch.bsky.social on Thursday afternoon, sharing how we make innovative climate data visualisations in the BBC & FT newsrooms. Let me know if you’re around and want to grab a coffee and chat!

Aujourd’hui dans @lesechosfr.bsky.social, un graphique sur le cours du cacao… réalisé en chocolat ! Une photoviz faite dans la journée, pas d’IA, que du kiff

BBC Verify is hiring for an exciting new role: Senior Infographic Designer in the digital live reporting space - to visualise verification, bring satellite data to life and create everything from charts to complex diagrams. Hybrid working, up to £55k apply by 10 Jun careers.bbc.co.uk/job/London-S...

An intense marine heatwave has developed in the UK and Ireland - with anomalies of 5C found in at least one area. The impacts probably aren't as severe as it would be in summer, but it's a worrying sign of what is likely to happen more often as climate change continues to warm our oceans.

🚨 EXCITING NEWS KLAXON 🚨 My first book THE BOROUGHS OF LONDON, based on my London Borough maps series and co-written with the amazing @mattfromlondon.bsky.social, is published by @batsfordbooks.bsky.social in October! 🥳 🛒 UK customers can preorder from: www.batsfordbooks.com/book/the-bor... 1/5 🧵⬇️

New chart heavy story: As the conclave is about to start, we explored how it became the most global and unpredictable in history, a legacy of Pope Francis