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Meike Eijsberg

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Data Journalist at the Telegraph | Data, OSINT, and other reporting for the European Correspondent | OCJN Cohort 8 | she/her | 🇬🇧🇳🇱🇫🇷 | Views mine Portfolio: www.meikeeijsberg.com

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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
An Eijsberg reporting on an Iceberg, you say? Worth a read! 🧊 Take a look at how European capital cities compare in size to this giant at its peak… Free to read 🔓 europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/the-wor...
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The world’s biggest iceberg is almost gone
“It's very much a sort of Game of Thrones-style ice wall that rises from the ocean to well above the height of the ship, and from horizon to horizon,”
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Nutella is out of this world ... Jokes aside, this is my attempt to turn a funny floating jar into a lightweight story about the astronomical amount of planning that goes into a mission like this & the benefits that personal items can bring to astronauts🚀 www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04...
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🚨New: an average of four pubs per day have announced their closure since the start of the year in the wake of Labour tax policies. We'll be tracking these closures in our brand new pub tracker🍺: telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02... 1/6
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
The results of the Dutch General Election are too close to call: will D66 or PVV be the biggest? Time will tell.🇳🇱 What we do know now, is that the far right is still seeing stable — if not increasing— levels of support. Two charts by me⬇️📊
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Climate change has sent Europe an invoice - €738 billion in losses from extreme weather since 1980, according to the EEA. To find out what that really means, I dipped my toe into the world of climate finance💶 An essay for the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social : europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/why-eur...
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Datawrapper @datawrapper.de · 16/09/2025
This week's Dispatch brings a range of topics — U.S. politics, gender issues, the economy, conflict, and climate — as well as a chart-themed game at the end. 📊 🕹️ www.datawrapper.de/blog/data-vi...
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The European Correspondent @eurcorrespond.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Europe is engulfed in flames. Wildfires raging across the continent have burnt more than 1.8 million hectares as of early September – making 2025 the worst year on record.
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
My latest for the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social: an analysis and visualisation of data from #EFFIS ⬇️🔥 europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/a-growi... 1/5
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
In case you missed it yesterday: the results of the annual #ButterflyCount are in!🦋 But it's not good news for our fluttering friends😢 www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09... 1/9
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
With the new BLS data🇺🇸announced today, it feels like a good time to share our Trump tracker once again: telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/... 1/2
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Trump tracker: Is the US president keeping his pledges?
We break down the data behind the Trump’s second term - and let you be the final judge
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Telegraph Global Health Security @telglobalhealth.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
No RFK Jr, America isn’t the sickest country in the world – but it’s far from the healthiest Analysis: Despite spending more on healthcare than any other nation, the United States clearly has a problem ✍️ @sneweyy.bsky.social @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social analysis www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Something did beat that Jet2 holiday www.ft.com/content/3bef...
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Jet2 shares tumble as UK tour operator warns on profits
Company says customers are holding off bookings
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
🔥 NEW: Is your home at risk from the UK’s rising wildfire threat? This sunny bank holiday saw many of us fire up the BBQ - but in vulnerable areas, one spark could ignite disaster. With @joepinkstone.bsky.social & Mariana Hallal telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08... A thread ⬇️ 1/7
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Is your home at risk from rising UK wildfires?
Our interactive tool shows the likelihood of fire breaking out near you
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Wildfires have torched 1m+ hectares across the EU this year – marking 2025 as the worst year on record🔥 But what about the UK? It's not immune... Check how many homes in your area are at risk with our new tool 👇 w/ @joepinkstone.bsky.social & Mariana Hallal www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
telegraph.co.uk
Is your home at risk of rising wildfires?
Experts warn that they could easily spread to homes and vital infrastructure
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
🚨NEW: Why your nostalgia for the summer of 1976 is wrong telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08... A charts and data thread🧵⬇️ 1/13
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Why your nostalgia for the summer of 1976 is wrong
That year’s heatwave may remain a cultural reference point, but compared to today’s climate it doesn’t look so special
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
This is such a lovely snippet of what growing up in the Netherlands is like -- made me unexpectedly homesick 🥺 www.ft.com/content/7a66...
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The magic of childhood in the Netherlands
And what other countries can learn from it
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NRC @nrc.nl · 22/07/2025
Persbureau AFP slaat alarm over hongersnood: ‘Zonder onmiddellijke ingreep dreigen de laatste verslaggevers in Gaza om te komen’
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Persbureau AFP slaat alarm over hongersnood: ‘Zonder onmiddellijke ingreep dreigen de laatste verslaggevers in Gaza om te komen’
Tien journalisten die voor het Franse persbureau AFP werkzaam zijn in de Gazastrook lijden ernstige honger.
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The European Correspondent @eurcorrespond.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
🗞️ While protests are making headlines all over Europe, the data shows a different trend ✍️Meike Eijsberg #TheEuropeanCorrespondent 🔗https://buff.ly/kp0EZJf
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🚨NEW: It’s getting hot in here … … but how much hotter than usual? If you go to the Telegraph’s homepage, you’ll find this tool⬇️ With Mariana Hallal and @benbutcher.bsky.social 1/2
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I'm BEYOND excited to be part of this cohort! 🙌📗🖊️ Ready to deepen my understanding of how to report on one of the defining stories of our era. #ClimateJournalism #Reuters #Oxford
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
🚨NEW INVESTIGATION: Inside Israel's massive ad campaign to (almost) win Eurovision With Laura Bejder Jensen and ‪‪@hannahuld.bsky.social‬‬ for the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social europeancorrespondent.com/article?s=Ho... Let's talk through this story⬇️ 1/20
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Read European Journalism now! — The European Correspondent
The European Correspondent is the place where you read about the climate crisis, migration, digitisation and much more – with an European angle!
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Dutch government collapses over Wilders’s migration demands www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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Dutch government collapses over Wilders’s migration demands
Hard-Right leader’s ‘irresponsible’ decision to leave coalition triggers snap election
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
The latest poll, from Peil.nl, gives Wilders (PVV) a narrow lead of 1 per cent over Groenlinks-PVDA, the biggest Left-wing party and opposition, by 31 per cent to 30 per cent.
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
When I embarked my bus this morning, I got a news alert informing me that the Dutch government was on the brink of collapse (again..)🇳🇱 Couple hours later, it's officially fallen apart🙃 1/2
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🥹🥹🐶 wapo.st/43vmlLx
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Rescuing Ukraine’s lost war dogs
Adopting dogs abandoned on the battlefields has become a national duty in Ukraine.
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Who Targets Me @whotargets.me · 22/05/2025
This weekend, the Meta Ad Library turns seven, and the first ads in it, from back in 2018, will start to disappear. It would be trivial for Meta to keep a permanent archive of political ads, and they should. Here's more on that: whotargets.me/en/the-disap...
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The disappearing ad library – Who Targets Me
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🚨NEW: Violence is more widespread today than it has been in decades, with armed conflict touching every major region, according to our analysis w/ Allegra Mendelson telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2... 1/14
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World most violent it has been in decades
At least 50 different countries have been hit by armed conflict in the past year, researchers find
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🇪🇺📘 Our data team at the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social put together a book in December last year. It's now up for an award!🏆 You can vote for us until the 31st May via this link⬇️ www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/678...
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Europe, visualised
Europe, visualised is a heartfelt project by The European Correspondent, a volunteer-led journalism platform dedicated to telling nuanced, inclusive stories ...
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Does Britain have too many dogs?🐶 telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05... w/ Guy Kelly In my own, slightly biased opinion, the answer is "No, we can never have enough dogs." But let's explore some of the stats⬇️ 1/13
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Why Britain’s dog obsession is becoming a problem
We’re barking mad about canines but as numbers grow, so do the amount of attacks, vet bills, filthy streets and abandoned, untrained pets
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
🚨NEW: Saving the planet, one lawsuit at a time🌎🧑‍⚖️ (For the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social) europeancorrespondent.com/article?s=Sa... 1/10
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Read European Journalism now! — The European Correspondent
The European Correspondent is the place where you read about the climate crisis, migration, digitisation and much more – with an European angle!
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Ben Butcher @benbutcher.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
⛪️ Quickly read this article before it's entirely irrelevant - a run through of the makeup of the papabilli with some nifty analysis. Tldr - perception of liberalism after Francis overstated, Vatican represents a very diverse base
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Ben Butcher @benbutcher.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
🇵🇰🇮🇳 The context before the clash, as provided by @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social Violent events across the border regions of Pakistan and India had been increasing significantly in the build up to last nights event. April saw four times more deaths than the previous month.
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
More than one year in the making, make sure to check out @the-one-and-ollie.bsky.social and Mariana's visual magnum opus and find out how your neighbourhood compares⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/money/tools/... (the most British thing you'll do today)
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How middle class is your street?
Is your neighbourhood perfectly posh – or ripe for gentrification?
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
The latest on our #TrumpTracker: 💼US employers added 177,000 jobs in April, a slight dip in hiring from 185,000 in March. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
NEW🚨 Today marks a 100 days of Trump as 47th President of the United States🇺🇸 He made a raft of promises about how he would repair America before re-entering the Oval Office for his second term in January. How many has he kept? We track them! ⬇️ www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/... 1/14
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Imke Henkel @imkehenkel.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
📣It's out!📣 - Who are UK journalists? - How do they work? - What do they think? Answers now in our major new @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/uk-journalis... Huge, heartfelt gratitude to all 1,130 journalists who took the time to answer our substantial survey!
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UK journalists in the 2020s
This analysis of original survey data reveals the profile, practices, and perceptions of UK journalists in the 2020s, including a shift away from permanent contracts and lingering inequalities.
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The European Correspondent @eurcorrespond.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
🌍 Nearly 100 days into Donald Trump's second term, his controversial executive actions and confrontational style have damaged America's global image 🖌️Meike Eijsberg 🔗https://buff.ly/ZnNkBrM #EuropeanCorrespondent
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Are you healthy for your age?👶🧑🧓 We spoke to experts and put together five tools, each assessing a different metric of your health: weight, diet, exercise, alcohol and smoking. With Mariana Hallal and Rachel Matthews👥 So, how do you measure up? www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne... 1/13
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How healthy are you compared to others your age?
Calculate how well you’re doing compared to your peers
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
☀️NEW: Find out how healthy the bird population is in your garden 🐦🦆🦜🦉 With @connoribbetson.bsky.social and Miles Barriball-Saw www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/ga... 1/3
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Which wild birds are in your back garden? Use our interactive tool to find out
Explore the latest data from the RSPB’s Big Garden Bird Watch, plus click to listen to the birdsong
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
🚨 NEW: The number of Russian drone strikes targeting Ukraine has surged by more than 50 per cent since US-led peace talks began in mid-February w/ @harrietbarber.bsky.social telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2... 1/10
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How Putin is using peace talks as a disguise to bombard Ukraine
Data show that Russia, despite its pledge for peace, has increased attacks in a bid to force concessions from Kyiv
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
A short but sweet data story on life expectancy from me in today's @eurcorrespond.bsky.social ⬇️ www.europeancorrespondent.com/data?s=Want-...!
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Read European Journalism now! — The European Correspondent
The European Correspondent is the place where you read about the climate crisis, migration, digitisation and much more – with an European angle!
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
A little Saturday scoop you may have missed ... The number of Russian oil tankers🚢🇷🇺 passing through the English Channel has almost doubled since London sanctioned Moscow following the invasion of Ukraine🇺🇦 With Gareth Corfield & Flora Prideaux telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03... 1/6
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Russian tanker sailings in Channel nearly double despite sanctions
Waterway is open to all nations’ ships, allowing Putin to transport oil, a key asset used to fund invasion of Ukraine
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Some spring-themed data journalism to brighten up your timeline today🌸 Are you looking to see some cherry blossom in London this weekend while avoiding tourists? telegraph.co.uk/gardening/ga... 1/3
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Mapped: The best places to see cherry blossom in London
As the capital comes into bloom with nature’s confetti, use our interactive map to discover the best crowd-free viewing spots
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The European Correspondent @eurcorrespond.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
When Donald Trump cut USAID funding, developing countries suddenly saw their civilian foreign aid and development assistance shrink. Thankfully, there are other sources such as the United Nations' Official Development Assistance program.
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Happy and honoured to see my visualisation on UN aid (for the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social) in this week's @datawrapper.de's Data Vis Dispatch! www.datawrapper.de/blog/data-vi...
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Data Vis Dispatch, March 25: Happiness, drugs, and international relations | Datawrapper Blog
The best of last week’s big and small data visualizations
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🚨NEW: The Channel has become the front line of the West’s economic war on Russia – one Moscow is winning ... telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03... With some AR from me on shady ships🚢 1/4
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The Channel has become the front line of the West’s economic war on Russia – one Moscow is winning
A 600-strong ‘shadow fleet’ is breaking economic sanctions on Britain’s doorstep to provide crucial funds for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
🚨NEW: In honour of #InternationalWomensDay, we put together a tool telling you exactly how big the gender pay gap is for your occupation and wider industry. w/ Mariana Hallal 1/17
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Lots of charts & figures on Ukraine aid floating around today! Hidden away in the Kiel Institute dataset is a tab called "Scenario Analysis", which lists figures for three different scenarios. Bottom line: without help from the US, total aid quickly declines... 1/2
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Meike Eijsberg @meikeeijsberg.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
We commemorate the 3-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine today. I helped gather data and made visualisations for two stories for two publications. They all have one thing in common: 2024 was the bloodiest and most intensive year of the war yet. 🧵1/11
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