Since the disastrous 1986 nuclear power plant explosion in the USSR’s city of Chernobyl, environmental consequences have not yet been settled. The explosion and subsequent fire in the power plant’s reactor #4 devastated local environments and cities, including Pripyat, which...
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Home prices are rising across the country, and although this is happening at a slower pace than in previous quarters, the difference in prices can be a stark reminder of the challenges that first time buyers face when deciding where...
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has come up with a blueprint to enforce new citywide regulations that would help in the fight against dangerous, and costly flooding on Manhattan’s Southern tip. Part of his “OneNYC” initiative, the plan...
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designs are fully credited to TradePeers Ltd and Tube Map Central and another example of their beautiful maps in featured at the bottom of this article, www.brexitmapping.com. Brexit news and reports have been occurring now for almost three years. The...
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Live Universal Awareness Map, or Liveuamap for short, is a revolutionary new source of data that is displayed spatially to show global news and information. Founded in 2014, this company has a goal to “help predict and prevent future conflicts,...
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This map shows the relative greening (increase in vegetation) and browning (decrease in vegetation) around the globe. As you can see both China and India have significant greening. Despite alarming rates of deforestation in Brazil and Indonesia, researchers from NASA...
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Polar Bears are currently listed as a vulnerable species according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). International Polar Bear Day is observed each year on February 27th as a day to learn more about the animals...
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Traveling to work for many people is simply a part of their daily routine. But have you ever considered if the time that it takes you to get to work is maybe too long, or perhaps if the travel time...
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The climate of many North American cities is in danger of changing dramatically by 2080. Under current high emissions the average urban dweller is going to have to drive more than 500 miles to the south to find a climate...
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Map of the Week: Tracking Marine Life Marine life can often go overlooked in the eyes of an average person, and that person may rarely stop to think about the abundance of aquatic organisms that are living in the ocean....
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