Meike Eijsberg
@meikeeijsberg.bsky.social
Data Journalist at the Telegraph | Data, OSINT, and other reporting for the European Correspondent | OCJN Cohort 8 | she/her | 🇬🇧🇳🇱🇫🇷 | Views mine Portfolio: https://www.meikeeijsberg.com/
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...
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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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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🚨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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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⬇️📊
The European Correspondent@eurcorrespond.bsky.social · 9mo agoThe Netherlands is turning a page after a chaotic year under the far right. Geert Wilders’ PVV has lost ground in snap elections, while moderates like D66 are regaining strength, yet the far right’s influence still lingers.
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...
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...
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.
My latest for the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social: an analysis and visualisation of data from #EFFIS ⬇️🔥 europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/a-growi... 1/5
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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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
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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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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🔥 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
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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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...
Is your home at risk of rising wildfires?
Experts warn that they could easily spread to homes and vital infrastructure
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🚨NEW: Why your nostalgia for the summer of 1976 is wrong telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08... A charts and data thread🧵⬇️ 1/13
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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This is such a lovely snippet of what growing up in the Netherlands is like -- made me unexpectedly homesick 🥺 www.ft.com/content/7a66...
The magic of childhood in the Netherlands
And what other countries can learn from it
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Persbureau AFP slaat alarm over hongersnood: ‘Zonder onmiddellijke ingreep dreigen de laatste verslaggevers in Gaza om te komen’
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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🗞️ While protests are making headlines all over Europe, the data shows a different trend ✍️Meike Eijsberg #TheEuropeanCorrespondent 🔗https://buff.ly/kp0EZJf
🚨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
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
Reuters Institute@reutersinstitute.bsky.social · last yr.🚨 We are so thrilled to present the 8th cohort of our Oxford Climate Journalism Network It includes journalists from dozens of countries and territories. Data on our new cohort in the chart below. Check out our new members in this link reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/members-oxfo...
🚨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
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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Dutch government collapses over Wilders’s migration demands www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Dutch government collapses over Wilders’s migration demands
Hard-Right leader’s ‘irresponsible’ decision to leave coalition triggers snap election
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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.
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
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...
The disappearing ad library – Who Targets Me
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🚨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
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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🇪🇺📘 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...
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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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
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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