Are All Mothers Created Equal? From the State of the World’s Mothers 2012 report see how mothers locations have an impact on the life and death of their children.
See on www.savethechildren.org
And for the United States? Well, our infant mortality rate can be considered a national embarrassment.
“One of the people I regard most highly here at Esri has created an online atlas of Mexico. The maps can be accessed in many different ways, such as an ArcGIS Online presentation with a description here, as an iPad iBook, but I think most importantly, as a series of story maps. Each of these separate story maps contains 1 to 6 thematically related maps on the following topics:
See on blogs.esri.com
“The False Advertising Industry reveals the shocking truth about what is allowed in ‘Natural’ food. Only the USDA Organic Seal guarantees your food contains no Genetically Modified Organisms, no toxic pesticides, and no growth hormones or antibiotics.”
This funny video shows how meaningless the word “natural” is when it is only used as a buzzword or slogan. Many food companies are trying to show their “natural” roots these days–some with a new label and others are trying to legitimately clean up their production line. In fact, McDonald’s has gone to great lengths to show their costumers where the food is coming from and to personalize the food producers to alleviate their fears. They have created a Track my Maccas iPhone App which used several geospatial technologies to explore the commodity chain of McDonalds items (keep in mind that this is the companies own promotional tool).
Tags: agriculture, GMOs, food production, mapping, geospatial.
See on www.youtube.com
“Earth is constantly changing. Some changes are a natural part of the climate system, such as the seasonal expansion and contraction of the Arctic sea ice pack. The responsibility for other changes, such as the Antarctic ozone hole, falls squarely on humanity’s shoulders. Our World of Change series documents how our planet’s land, oceans, atmosphere, and Sun are changing over time.”
This article from NASA’s Earth Observatory highlights 25 classroom-ready examples of environmental change that can readily detected with satellite imagery.
Tags: remote sensing, land use, environment, geospatial, environment modify, unit 1 Geoprinciples.
See on earthobservatory.nasa.gov
The pyroclastic flow deposits red-hot material on the slope of the volcano. After a few minutes, air heated by the deposit establishes a convective regime and due to the speed of the rising air a series of small tornados are formed.
During daylight it is difficult to imaging how hot the deposit is. Click here to see a pyroclastic flow deposit glowing at night from this same location.
Mount Sinabung recently erupted, killing at least 15 people and destroying tons on property on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. This footage is both awe-inspiring and terrifying.
Tags: disasters, Indonesia, physical, SouthEastAsia.
See on www.youtube.com
English language has “borrowed” words for centuries. But is it now lending more than it’s taking, asks Philip Durkin, deputy chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary. Knowledge of what is being borrowed, and from where, provides an invaluable insight into the international relations of the English language. Today English borrows words from other languages with a truly global reach.
See on www.bbc.co.uk
This interactive StoryMap is great way to show the historical and geographic context of colonial-era piracy in the Caribbean.
Tags: Middle America, ESRI, mapping, historical.
See on mediamaps.esri.com
ESPN Video: Jeremy Schaap details the threats to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
It’s not everyday that ESPN will use terms like insurgency, region, state, suicide bombs, attacks, threats, heightened security, terrorists and black widows during a video clip, but when they do it’s worth paying attention to the geographic context of their story.
Tags: sport, political, conflict, devolution, Russia.
See on espn.go.com
Understanding mistakes of the past can help guide U.S. transportation policy in the future.
In 2010, Americans drove for 85 percent of their daily trips, compared to car trip shares of 50 to 65 percent in Europe. Longer trip distances only partially explain the difference. Roughly 30 percent of daily trips are shorter than a mile on either side of the Atlantic. But of those under one-mile trips, Americans drove almost 70 percent of the time, while Europeans made 70 percent of their short trips by bicycle, foot, or public transportation. The statistics don’t reveal the sources of this disparity, but there are nine main reasons American metro areas have ended up so much more car-dependent than cities in Western Europe.
See on www.theatlanticcities.com
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