There are some news, most of them sad, that requires losts of information and a continous coverage for the readers. Cyclone Nargis and the China earthqueake of this week has been two of these ones. And graphics are a must on these coverages about natural disasters. This is how some of the best infographics departments have dealt with the new on the web. It's not all that exists, but all that I, as user, have found.
I'm on my holidays at the moment, travelling, so I'm having problems to see how has it been explained on the prnt editions, if anyone has any example, please sent it to meNYTIMES.COMCYCLONE NARGIS
Has it own
special section. We have an very complete
interactive feature showing path of the cyclone, population affected, flooded areas, after and before satellite images... A very complete information. But we can't expect less from NYT. It also offers another
interactive map with more satellite images.
CHINA EARTHQUAKE
I couldn't find a special section for this new. And all the graphic content I found (photos and videos apart, of course), was a
map locating photos and the strenght of the earthquake. This time, and taking the risk of being punished by Gods, I must say I expected some more from NYT. God save my soul for this sin...
GUARDIAN.CO.UKCYCLONE NARGIS
The Guardian has also its own
special section about the cylone including an
interactive feature. Maybe not so sthetically smart as the one from NYT, but with very useful information, which is the really important thing. It also includes a link to other
graphic about how hurricanes work.
CHINA EARTHQUAKE
Also with
special section, but with
interactive guide, also locating photos and strength, but with an intereseting details: it's focused on destroyed schools, and that's it's a little but important plus.
ELPAIS.COMCYCLONE NARGIS
No special, but with
online graphic, althugh it just show the complete path and links to videos, photos, and articles.
CHINA EARTHQUAKE
I couldn't find any graphic, special or multimedia content apart from videos on the web.
ELMUNDO.ESCYCLONE NARGIS
No specials, apart of one about the political situation in Myanmar. No online graphics found.
CHINA EARTHQUAKE
An
online graphic show the location, the tectonic plaques on the zone, a map of the strenght and the population affected.
I'll be out for holidays until June 1st. I'm in Germany, in a little but beautiful city called Bamberg learning some german and I'll be some days travelling around the south of the country. It will be difficul to upload the blog during this trip, so the blog won't be uploaded unti June. The coming back will be funny: Euro2008, Olympics... See you then! 
