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Global threat interactive: What's the world scared of?

Global threat interactive: What's the world scared of?
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Global Warming Effects Map - Effects of Global Warming Warming of oceans due to climate change is unstoppable, say US scientists | Environment The warming of the oceans due to climate change is now unstoppable after record temperatures last year, bringing additional sea-level rise, and raising the risks of severe storms, US government climate scientists said on Thursday. The annual State of the Climate in 2014 report, based on research from 413 scientists from 58 countries, found record warming on the surface and upper levels of the oceans, especially in the North Pacific, in line with earlier findings of 2014 as the hottest year on record. Global sea-level also reached a record high, with the expansion of those warming waters, keeping pace with the 3.2 ± 0.4 mm per year trend in sea level growth over the past two decades, the report said. Scientists said the consequences of those warmer ocean temperatures would be felt for centuries to come – even if there were immediate efforts to cut the carbon emissions fuelling changes in the oceans. “I think of it more like a fly wheel or a freight train.

Thousands of websites block Congress in Patriot Act protest Thousands of websites are blocking Congress’s access to their sites in a show of force to protest the Patriot Act. Led by the online activist group Fight for the Future, more than 10,000 sites have added code that redirects any visitors from Internet protocol (IP) addresses from Congress away from their site and towards a protest page. “Congress: This is a blackout,” the site reads. “We are blocking your access until you end mass surveillance laws.” Instead of renewing or reforming the three expiring provisions of the Patriot Act, the activist group wants Congress to let them expire. “The real answer is to end all authorities used to conduct mass surveillance,” Fight for the Future says on the protest page. Fight for the Future is known for such stunts as launching a blimp to oppose fast-track and the Internet meme Grumpy Cat behind a plane to celebrate federal regulators’ tough stance on net neutrality.

How We Share the World | Metrocosm This interactive graphic shows how the world is divided according to six different socioeconomic variables. The land area of each country represents its share of the worldwide total. Click on a circle to reshape the map For attribution and data sources, scroll to the bottom. I have been having fun experimenting with cartograms lately. As maps go, they have their shortcomings. For more information about what a cartogram is, have a look at my last two posts, The Housing Value of Every County in the U.S. and A Striking Perspective on New York City Property Values. For this map, I looked at several different socioeconomic variables to include. The GDP-scaled map makes it clear how dominant the U.S. economy is. Government Debt Looking at the world scaled by government debt, the first thing that jumps out is Japan. Population / Births Asia is home to about three fifths of world’s population, and arguably the 10 largest human settlements in the world. Wealth Extreme Wealth Attribution Follow Metrocosm

These Maps Show You How to Live, Not Just Where Data for GOOD Knowledge is the first step on the way to progress. It used to be that paper maps were the free gifts that came with your new compass, graphically representing geography via points, lines, and fire-breathing dragons—all of which indicated orientation, distance, latitude, longitude, and the sheer vastness of uncharted territory. But today’s multidimensional digital maps are comprehensive, interactive, and they’ve got the compass built right in. Plus, they’re changing the way we interact with our environments and with each other. According to Di-Ann Eisnor, the founder of map-based driving app Waze, “People really do want to help each other, and if they feel like they are part of something that is helping make a difference, they become passionate about it.” Image via Green Map System screenshot. Ultimately, maps like Brawer’s do a lot more than visually represent the cities we call home: They change the way we approach our urban lives. "Supertrees" photo by Suzanne Lee.

Climate scientists say 2015 on track to be warmest year on record | Environment The Earth experienced its hottest June and the hottest first half of the year since records began, according to scientists. Off-the-charts heat is “getting to be a monthly thing”, said Jessica Blunden, a climate scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. June was the fourth month of 2015 to break a record, she said. “There is almost no way that 2015 isn’t going to be the warmest on record.” NOAA calculated that the world’s average temperature in June hit 61.48F (16.33C), breaking the old record set last year by 0.22F (0.12C). The picture is even more dramatic when the half-year statistics are considered. The average temperature in the first six months of 2015 was 57.83F (14.35C), beating the old record set in 2010 by one-sixth of a degree. The 2010 record was set the last time there was an El Nino weather pattern – a warming of the central Pacific Ocean that changes weather worldwide. “If that happens, it’s just going to go off the charts,” Blunden said.

Julian Assange: Despite Congressional Standoff, NSA Has Secret Authority to Continue Spying Unabated The Obama administration’s authority to collect Americans’ phone records in bulk will likely expire next week after senators from both parties rejected attempts to extend it. First, the Republican-led Senate rejected a House-passed measure to curb bulk spying by keeping the records with phone companies instead of the government. The Senate then rejected a bid by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to extend the current bulk spying program for two months. Watch more from our Julian Assange interview: Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 This is a rush transcript. AMY GOODMAN: We turn now to a Democracy Now! While Assange has been holed up inside the Ecuadorean Embassy, WikiLeaks has continued to publish documents, from leaked drafts of the TPP—that’s the Trans-Pacific Partnership—to the recent disclosures of the British nuclear submarine whistleblower William McNeilly, to secret details of a European Union plan to use military force to curb the influx of migrants from Libya.

Just Updated Best List For “Sites That Show Statistics By Reducing The World & The U.S. To 100 People” I’m continuing my systematic “culling” of dead links and revising of older “Best” lists. My latest clean-up has been of The Best Sites That Show Statistics By Reducing The World & The U.S. To 100 People. Check it out! Related If The World Were 100 People.... I've just updated The Best Sites That Show Statistics By Reducing The World & The U.S. January 5, 2012 In "social studies" The World As 100 People -- Using Legos I've previously posted a pretty neat "The Best..." list titled The Best Sites That Show Statistics By Reducing The World & The U.S. January 30, 2011 Infographic: "The World As 100 People" I'm adding this to The Best Sites That Show Statistics By Reducing The World & The U.S.

Earth - Your life on earth Explore BBC Earth's unique interactive, personalised just to you. Find out how, since the date of your birth, your life has progressed; including how many times your heart has beaten, and how far you have travelled through space. Investigate how the world around you has changed since you've been alive; from the amount the sea has risen, and the tectonic plates have moved, to the number of earthquakes and volcanoes that have erupted. Grasp the impact we've had on the planet in your lifetime; from how much fuel and food we've used to the species we've discovered and endangered. And see how the BBC was there with you, capturing some of the most amazing wonders of the natural world. Explore, enjoy, and share with your friends either the whole page, or your favourite insights. This is your story, the story of your life on earth. BBC Earth's Your life on earth is based on the following sources. Lead photo credit: John Kellerman / Alamy.

Climate change and health: unravelling the relationship Chinese women cycle through smog and pollution over Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Photo: Oded Balilty Is climate change a serious threat to human health? Simple logic would suggest the answer is yes, a point that the Obama administration is using to build support for the President's effort to make climate change a centrepiece of his final months in office. A White House report listed deepening risks. Asthma will worsen, heat-related deaths will rise, and the number and travelling range of insects carrying diseases once confined to the tropics will increase. But the bullet points convey a certainty that many scientists say does not yet exist. For example, scientists note that global travel and trade, not climate change, brought the first cases of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne tropical disease, to Florida. The resurgence of forests in the eastern United States and the subsequent increase in the deer population have helped drive a sharp growth in ticks and Lyme disease. Mary H. Dr C.

Apple, Microsoft, IBM slammed for CISA support © Time Inc. All rights reserved. Fortune.com is a part of the Time.com network of sites. Powered by WordPress.com VIP Email address or Password is incorrect Forgot Password? Want the Full Story? Privacy Policy Thank you for your interest in licensing Fortune content. 1. Cartography Comparison: Google Maps & Apple Maps — Justin O'Beirne Wow. In New York, both maps have only 10% percent of their place labels in common! And in London, it’s just 12%! So, “How often were the same places shown on both maps?” Not often at all. And once again, the maps are very different from each other! So as we just saw, the maps don’t seem to label the same exact places. Let’s look at that next… 🔎 INVESTIGATION #6Do Google Maps & Apple Maps Label the Same Kinds of Places? In a dense city like New York, there are so many different kinds of places: hospitals, parks, homes, schools, grocery stores, fire stations, skyscrapers, government buildings, cathedrals, universities—the list goes on and on, and it’s seemingly endless. Take the maps below: there are thousands of different places that could’ve been labeled on either of these maps:

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