By Nigel Jaffe According to a report from the Earth Policy Institute, almost a third of the world’s land surface is covered by forests. Beneath every group of trees and plants stretch far-flung networks of roots, which are themselves interconnected...
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Phosphorus is a necessary part of all plants. It helps plants convert nutrients into usable building blocks which help them grow. It is one of the three main nutrients most commonly found in fertilizers, and is the “P” in the...
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Earlier this year, we put out a Map of the Week about California wildfires and the extent of destruction they have caused in the past few years. 2018 was the state’s worst year in wildfires, and 2019 may be similar....
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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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