Aaron Steckelberg

Senior Graphics Editor at The Washington Post

Senior Graphics Reporter, The Washington Post

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1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Aaron Steckelberg
Inside the conclave: A guide to how the next pope will be elected

1 week ago | adn.com | Aaron Steckelberg |Maham Javaid |Leslie Shapiro |Manuel Canales

Electing a pope comes with a mix of ancient tradition, religious rituals, political machinations and some mystery. Beneath the domes and ancient walls of Vatican City, a quiet drama will unfold. Cardinals from around the world are gathering here, and many will be staying in Domus Sanctae Marthae, a five-story guesthouse built in 1996 to house church officials during a conclave. Here they will pray, reflect and quietly forge the alliances that could define the next chapter of the Catholic Church.
Conclave process to choose next pope: A visual guide - Washington Post

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Aaron Steckelberg |Maham Javaid |Leslie Shapiro |Manuel Canales

The conclave process to elect the next pope is shrouded in secrecy. Here’s a visual guide to the ancient tradition.
L.A. fires may have brought cancer-causing chemicals into drinking water

Jan 16, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Daniel Wolfe |Aaron Steckelberg

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and parts of Los AngelesCounty have issued“do not drink” and “do not boil” notices to residents in the Palisades,Altadena and neighboring communities. Wildfires that encroach into cities risk introducing harmful chemicals otherwise known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the municipal water system. Experts say it will take weeks forthese utilitiesto determine the extent of any contamination and months before remediation takes place.
See the Pacific Palisades Fire map tracking the California wildfire as it grows

Jan 8, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Amaya Verde |Adrian Ramos |Adrian Ramos |Dylan Moriarty |Janice Chen |Laris Karklis | +2 more

We're tracking the fires in Los Angeles, California. See maps of recently burned areas and key locations in the vicinity of the fire. After igniting Tuesday, several wildfires are ripping through Los Angeles County, forcing widespread evacuations and causing power outages as firefighters struggle to combat the blazes. The Palisades Fire, which broke out near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, has burned at least 2,921 acres.
Mapping the L.A. wildfires from Palisades to Eaton and Hurst

Jan 8, 2025 | flipboard.com | Amaya Verde |Adrian Ramos |Adrian Ramos |Dylan Moriarty |Janice Chen |Laris Karklis | +1 more

19 hours agoVideo captured the grounds of the Villa de Leon on fire. The historic mansion has been featured in many high-profile music videos and commercials. The mansion is located near the Getty Villa, an educational center and art museum housing a vast collection of Ancient Greek and Roman works and …
Notre Dame unveiled

Dec 6, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Aaron Steckelberg |Annabelle Timsit |Marisa Bellack

(Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)(Kiran Ridley/AFP/Getty Images)More than five years ago, Parisians and the world watched in horror as a devastating fire tore through the centuries-old Notre Dame cathedral. Scroll to continueAs the cathedral reopens, here's a look at what survived, what was restored and what's new. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Scroll to continue3 minSorry, a summary is not available for this article at this time.
Mapping where key votes drove Trump’s election victory

Nov 8, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Tim Meko |Aaron Steckelberg |Leslie Shapiro |AdriÃ¡n Blanco Ramos |Sarah Frostenson

This is a single grain of sand. It represents one vote for former president Donald Trump, who won the 2024 election. More than 144 million people voted, and that number is likely to grow as more ballots are counted. If you were to drop each grain of sand onto a U.S. map in the counties where they were cast, this is what it would look like. In an election that Trump won decisively, it’s hard to see only red or only blue piles of sand.
How water damages a flooded house - and which parts can be saved

Oct 8, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Armand Emamdjomeh |Bonnie Berkowitz |Leslie Shapiro |Aaron Steckelberg

Often it’s not the wind from a hurricane that does the most damage, it’s the water, particularly when a storm lingers and dumps huge amounts of rain over one area. But sometimes, a waterlogged house can be saved. “A high water depth doesn’t mean the home is destroyed,” said Claudette Hanks Reichel of Louisiana State University’s Agricultural Center, who has written disaster recovery material for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Israel has bombed much of Gaza to rubble. What will it take to rebuild?

Oct 6, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Aaron Steckelberg |Janice Chen |Ruby Mellen

The reconstruction steps and phases outlined in this article are based on multiple interviews conducted by The Post with experts that have been directly involved in recent rebuilding efforts in Gaza or other similar conflict zones. The landscapes illustrated throughout this article stem from photographs and videos of the current conflict in Gaza.