Map of the Week

27 Nov

Map of the Week: Where does your Thanksgiving dinner come from?

By Dane Gambrell According to a 2017 estimate, Americans eat 45 million turkeys each Thanksgiving, with the average bird weighing in at 16 pounds. But where do these birds, and the variety of fruits and vegetables that accompany them...
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11 Dec

Map of the Week: New York City Brownfields

New York City Brownfields By: Katelyn Neff This series of maps was created to identify the locations of Brownfields in the five boroughs of New York City. A Brownfield site is classified as land that was previously developed and is...
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4 Dec

Map of the Week: Boston Hot Spots

By Dane Gambrell July of 2019 was Boston’s hottest month ever recorded, with an average temperature of 78.5 degrees Fahrenheit. While temperatures continue to rise around the globe, the city of Boston also stays significantly warmer than the surrounding countryside....
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21 Nov

Map of the Week: Audubon Society Climate Map

By: Juli Miller Migration. It’s an adaptation that has given many different animals an impressive competitive advantage. Rather than risk starvation in the winter, many species opt to move instead. Animals like the blue whale, the monarch butterfly, the...
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6 Nov

Map of the Week: Stuff in Space

By Juli Miller The night sky we all know is dark. It may hold a moon, a splattering of stars, an intangible mystery just beyond the capability of our mortal understanding… and a lot of space junk. Asteroids, space dust,...
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30 Oct

Map of the Week: The Witch Hunts of Scotland

By Nathaly Garzon With Halloween upon us, it is time to focus on a character strongly associated with the holiday: Witches. This week’s Map of the Week takes a look at 16th- and 17th-century witch hunts in Scotland. Witch persecution...
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24 Oct

Map of the Week: The Best and Worst Countries to be a Woman In

By Nathaly Garzon Gender equality tends to vary country by country. In the past few years, great strides have been made toward women’s rights. Some say steps have been made in reverse, as well. When it comes to measuring gender...
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16 Oct

Map of the Week: Auto Emissions in America

By Dane Gambrell In the past three decades, greenhouse gas emissions have risen in metropolitan areas across the United States. How does your city stack up? “The Most Detailed Map of Auto Emissions in America”, created by Nadja Popovich and...
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1 Oct

Map of the Week: The Changing Colors of Leaves Across the U.S.

By: Nathaly Garzon September 23rd marked the official start of a new season: Autumn. With autumn comes fall foliage, which refers to the way leaves change colors during this season. Over the course of the next few weeks, leaves will...
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26 Sep

Map of the Week: Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas

By Juli Miller As average global temperatures increase, a vital resource is falling to scarcity: water. Droughts are leaving communities worldwide vulnerable by increasing the intensity of brush fires, driving agricultural production down, and stranding societies without a clean or...
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