A large low pressure system sitting over the southeastern United States is creating quite the sight on satellite imagery this afternoon as it wraps dry air into its core. This is a water vapor image from the GOES satellite, showing the moisture in the atmosphere around 10,000 feet up. Warmer colors indicate drier air,…
We all wish the United States had better trains. (If you don't, you should.) That's why this subway-style map of every U.S. Highway and Interstate in the country is so much fun. You can almost imagine heading down to your local stop for a quick jaunt up the East Coast. If only…
More than half of all hurricane-related deaths are caused by storm surges, yet few consider it a factor when trying to decide whether or not to evacuate their homes. But starting this hurricane season, national forecasters will warn people using color-coded storm surge maps.
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This was a weather map drawn back on April 18, 1880, showing the weather at 1AM Eastern for every weather station in the United States. Less than 24 hours later, dozens of tornadoes would tear across the central United States, killing over 100 people.
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While traditional maps of the United States look like overstuffed diagrams of the country's pioneer spirit, this awesome new map by mapsbynik titled Nobody Lives Here shows just how empty much of America still is.
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The map above, by Nik Freeman of Mapsbynik, shows the 4.9 million census blocks in the U.S. (out of 11.1 million in total) with a recorded population of zero. It's a pretty gorgeous creation, and it pairs nicely with an older favorite of mine, from the US GSA:
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Just like on the desktop, the official Google Calendar app on Android now autocompletes the "Location" entry using Google Maps. It's a small update, but hugely useful. Read more here.
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Maps are interesting, where the same data can be used to tell many stories. Displaying United States census data as numerical counts or as density portray American population distribution dramatically differently, as a country that is half empty, or half full.
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Earlier this week, NBC News posted a map, "The Changing Face of America," to illustrate the shifting demographics in the United States. But cartographers and other data visualization experts were appalled by what they are already describing as the worst infographic of 2014.
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I'm proud to be an American where at least I know... we bone the most. At least according to this map which measures the frequency of sex and duration of sex by country. We don't have the longest sex, though; that honor goes to Australia. Those down under have sessions that last for a "marathon" time of a little over 4…
