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Figuregrounder by Hans Hack is a fun tool that lets you create a simple map poster in seconds.
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Researchers who compared before and after LiDAR measurements of Puerto Rico's tropical forests found that Hurricane Maria damaged or uprooted 40-60% of the tallest trees.
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Here are some interesting geography facts about the Canada–United States border.
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An international group of scientists led by James E. M. Watson and James R. Allan mapped the world’s remaining terrestrial wilderness in 2016. In 2018, they completed their work by producing a map ofintact ocean ecosystems.
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A study published in Current Biology - from the Sea Around Us project at the University of British Columbia and French National Center for Scientific Research in Montpellier - provides evidence that industrial fishing practices are starving seabirds around the world.
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Researchers with the Voyageurs Wolf Project released maps showing 68,000 GPS-locations of seven wolves being tracked.
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If you want to lend a geographic touch to your Christmas celebrations, check out these ingenious crafting ideas for making Christmas decorations and ornaments from old and printable maps.
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The UN Environment 2018 Emissions Gap Report has calculated the lengths countries who have pledged to reduce their emissions must go in order for their efforts to be effective.
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What Mass Audobon describes as a, “weather system of gale force winds” is now causing frozen turtles to wash up on New England beaches.
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For many medieval maps created by European cartographers, locations were represented not by their geographic size but sized based on their importance to Christianity.
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The 2018 National Climate Assessment presents stark news for climate change and our environment.
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