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In 2012, Hurricane Sandy rocked the East Coast in a way the region was largely unprepared for. While the Gulf states have had plans in place for withstanding hurricanes, the northeast dedicated ...

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Now more than ever, visuals are used to relay facts and figures in business, politics and socioeconomics. Data visualizations, such as graphs, charts and tables, are commonplace in presentations. When ...

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Here’s a collection of some of the best data visualizations on global literacy, mortality, birth rates and more that will help put some of the biggest issues surrounding poverty today into perspective ...