Infographic/Essay-Infographic-Photos showing that the Arctic ice cap grew 60% in one year. A much cooler than expected summer has caused more than a million square miles of ocean to be covered in ice this year. http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/09/arctic_ice_cap_grows_by_60_in_one_year.html

Interactive Infographic/Essay-Syrian refugees-destination by country along with population totals over time. The number of Syrians refugees has now surpassed 2m. Almost 1.8m have fled in the past year alone; half are children. Lebanon in particular is struggling to cope with the 726,000 Syrians. http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/09/daily-chart-6

Infographic-America’s shrinking grocery bill. In 1984, the average U.S. household spent 16.8 percent of its annual post-tax income on food. By 2011, Americans spent only 11.2 percent. The U.S. devotes less of its income to food than any other country—half as much as households in France and one-fourth of those in India.