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Screenshot of ourworldindata.org: The United Kingdom generates less electricity per person than in the 1970s

The United Kingdom generates less electricity per person than in the 1970s (ourworldindata.org)

386 points by karakoram 13 days ago | 634 comments

An Our World in Data insight by Hannah Ritchie showing UK electricity generation per person has fallen by a third since its 2003 peak, below 1970s levels.

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Screenshot of ourworldindata.org: What Americans die from vs. what the news reports on

What Americans die from vs. what the news reports on (ourworldindata.org)

596 points by alphabetatango 1 year ago | 375 comments

Our World in Data article comparing the leading causes of death in the US with how often the New York Times, Washington Post, and Fox News cover them.

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Screenshot of ourworldindata.org: HPV vaccination: How the world can eliminate cervical cancer

HPV vaccination: How the world can eliminate cervical cancer (ourworldindata.org)

360 points by ZeroGravitas 2 years ago | 163 comments

Our World in Data article by Saloni Dattani and Veronika Samborska on how HPV vaccination and screening could eliminate cervical cancer worldwide.

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Screenshot of ourworldindata.org: Weather forecasts have become more accurate

Weather forecasts have become more accurate (ourworldindata.org)

332 points by sohkamyung 2 years ago | 178 comments

Our World in Data article by Hannah Ritchie on how weather forecasts have grown more accurate and the need to make them available globally.

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Screenshot of ourworldindata.org: The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better

The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better (ourworldindata.org)

363 points by colonCapitalDee 2 years ago | 265 comments

Max Roser essay on Our World in Data arguing the world is simultaneously awful, much better than before, and capable of becoming much better.

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#our-world-in-data on Hacker News

The United Kingdom generates less electricity per person than in the 1970s(ourworldindata.org)

What Americans die from vs. what the news reports on(ourworldindata.org)

HPV vaccination: How the world can eliminate cervical cancer(ourworldindata.org)

Weather forecasts have become more accurate(ourworldindata.org)

The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better(ourworldindata.org)

The United Kingdom generates less electricity per person than in the 1970s (ourworldindata.org)

What Americans die from vs. what the news reports on (ourworldindata.org)

HPV vaccination: How the world can eliminate cervical cancer (ourworldindata.org)

Weather forecasts have become more accurate (ourworldindata.org)

The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better (ourworldindata.org)