Hurricane Irma path update: Could Irma HIT the USA? | Weather | News The storm, which is currently classed as a category 4 hurricane, is currently moving closer to the Leeward Islands, West Indies. From there it is expected to continue to develop in its ferocity – and will potentially move on to the mainland US Florida has declared a state of emergency as it looks increasingly likely it will be hit by Hurricane Irma. Forecasters have warned Irma continues to intensify and has now been upgraded to a dangerous Category 4 storm. Its path remains uncertain but official in Florida are taking no chances. State Governor Rick Scott said: “Hurricane Irma is a major and life-threatening storm and Florida must be prepared. “I have continued to be briefed by the Florida Division of Emergency Management on Hurricane Irma and current forecast models have Florida in Irma’s path – potentially impacting millions of Floridians. National Hurricane Center 1 of 54 Wind speed possibilies of Hurricane Irma on September 10th Florida Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency
ATLAS HISTORIQUE - Cartographie & histoire Your Map Of The World Is Wrong. Here’s How Big Everything Actually Is Spare a thought for the old Mercator projection, because it’s been having a troubled time of late. Yes, everyone’s favorite pastime on the Internet (stretching back to that West Wing episode) is tearing apart Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator’s 1569 projection limb by limb, showing how it over and under exaggerates certain countries. And that’s the focus of this video from RealLifeLore, which explains why the widely used maps we use today are not very accurate at all. The video seems to be based on this Reddit post from earlier in the year and this Buzzfeed post, but it's still worth a watch. Just go easy on Mercator, will you.
World Time Clock & Map - Check Current Local Time Around the World Top 10 des cartes pour se rendre compte de la VRAIE taille des pays, ça change tout Les Etats-Unis, la Chine et l'Inde par rapport à l'Afrique Oui, l'Antarctique c'est un peu grand France VS Royaume-Uni France VS Australie (tout de suite on fait moins les malins) L'Islande n'est pas bien grande par rapport à la France (mais c'est beau) On ne se rend pas compte comme ça que le Groenland est si grand Eh ouais Etats-Unis = Australie Et Etats-Unis = Une bonne partie de l'Europe La même pour la Russie Brésil VS Inde Bon, au cas où vous ne l'auriez pas compris, la France c'est vraiment minus minus. Pour bien te marrer, même en voyage, c'est Sokodo qu'il te faut.
ChristiansenJen: Another gem from the @sciam ... The Best Online Activities For Learning About Time Zones This is a quick “The Best” list I’m putting together for my Geography class tomorrow. Fell free to offer additional suggestions: A Brief History Of Time Zones is from The BBC. Geography : Time Zone Quiz Time Zones Game Time Zones Challenge United States Time Zone Quiz Time Zones More on Time Zones Even More on Time Zones Time Zones Again One moment around the world United States Time Zone Quiz Time Zone quiz BrainPop Time Zone movie (requires paid subscription) If you found this post useful, you might want to explore the other 950 “The Best…” lists and consider subscribing to this blog for free. Related The Best Geography Sites For Beginning & Intermediate English Language Learners As I mentioned earlier this week, because of an unexpected substantial increase in our student enrollment and the resulting scheduling challenges, I volunteered to convert one period of my Beginning and Intermediate English Language Learner class into a Geography class. September 13, 2012 In "best of the year" December 3, 2015
Top 14 des cartes de France vue autrement, c'est vrai que ça change On vous avait déjà donné notre vision du découpage de la France avec les cartes de France des préjugés, ou celles des artistes. Voici quelques nouvelles cartes qui ont le mérite d'être honnêtes et réalistes. Le redécoupage en 14 régions Pour les noms on n'est pas complètement sûr... Ça fait voir du pays pas vrai ?