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See how Earth is fast approaching a red hot mess
This is a terrifyingly clear visualization of our warming planet.
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Understanding Louisiana’s big flood risks
As shorelines change, so does the probability of flooding.
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These freaky maps show what extreme sea-level rise will do to China
As the world's ice sheets melt, cities like Shanghai could be heading underwater.
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Meet the United States of divided climate beliefs
These maps present America as a predictable, confusing, frightening, and utterly fascinating mess. We call her Mavis.
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Now we can watch the oceans acidify in real time
This is a handy new tool for scientists, and a mesmerizing screensaver for the rest of us.
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Seas are rising in weird, new ways
New research shows that seas are rising faster in the Southern Hemisphere, thanks to climate change. (Sucks for you once again, Global South!)
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Now even birds can find their homes using Google Maps markers
Artist Shuchun Hsiao he has an ongoing project in which he puts up birdhouses that look like Google Map markers.
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How Apple Maps could save the planet
When it comes to energy efficiency, Apple Maps blows Google Maps out of the water.
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Stunning map shows 11 years of U.S. wildfires
This map by John Nelson shows all major U.S. wildfires (and probably some prescribed fires) since 2001, with yellow being more intense. That bright purple over most of the country except the lucky Northeast is fires that put out maybe half as much energy as a power plant produces in the course of a year. […]