Mapping Segregation

Mapping Segregation (by the NYT) is basically the interactive version of the famous Racial Dot Map by Dustin Cable.

Remote Sensing and Water Resources

This is not new: remote sensing is a great tool to monitor water resources such as lake levels, flooding, etc. Less known is the application of GRACE - a satellite mission that effectively weighs the Earth - and how it can be used to monitor groundwater resources. Read more here.

This image below is a nice example using the ongoing drought in California as an example:

Greenland Mass Balance 2004 to 2014

Cyber Attacks

I have no idea how trustworthy this is, but it looks damn cool and scary: The Norse Real-Time Cyber Attack Map. (seen on FlowingData)

Katrina +10

Esri just released a new story map called Katrina +10 visualizing the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and what has happened over the last 10 years.

Don't move to Texas (or the Dakotas...)

Here's the interactive version: How Texas Could Set National Template for Limiting Abortion Access

Energy in the US (1776 to 2014)

I wish this chart was available at higher-resolution or as an interactive. The data are buried somewhere in the EIA website...