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The Comedy Troupe ‘The Mighty Boosh’ doesn’t need to work too hard when Chelsea Handler makes it so easy.
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……..”Linking the Chinese pollution data to mortality statistics from 1991 to 2000, the researchers found a sharp difference in mortality rates on either side of the border formed by the Huai River. They also found the variation to be attributable to cardiorespiratory illness, and not to other causes of death.”
High levels of air pollution in northern China – much of it caused by an over-reliance on burning coal for heat – will cause 500 million people to lose an aggregate 2.5 billion years from their lives, the authors predict in the study, published in the journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
See on www.guardian.co.uk
The Bay Area’s Jenny Odell creates maddeningly complex sets of similar structures, like stadiums, nuclear plants and cargo ships.
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See on www.theatlanticcities.com
There are reported cases of fish and frogs raining from the sky, as well as ice bombs attacking earthlings from above.
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The world is full of some amazing weather-related phenomena. This picture is from a freak hailstorm that hit Alberta, Canada earlier this month.
Tags: physical, weather and climate.
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If you can’t go to London and take the Warner Bros. studio tour, this is the next best thing: Diagon Alley in Street View. This is some mapping to inspire your Harry Potter fans and possibly tie some English Language Arts will geospatial tools.
The Urban Observatory city comparison app enables you to explore the living fabric of great cities by browsing a variety of cities and themes.
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Yesterday at the ESRI User Conference, the Urban Observatory was unveiled. The physical display contained images from cities around the world to compare and contrast diverse urban environments. The online version of this was announced during in a 10 minute talk by Jack Dangermond and Hugh Keegan. This interactive mapping platform let’s users access ‘big data’ and have it rendered in thematic maps. These maps cover population patterns, transportation networks, and weather systems. This is a must see. Read Forbes’ article on the release of Urban Observatory here.
Tags: transportation, urban, GIS, geospatial, ESRI.
See on www.urbanobservatory.com
Cedric Thompson retraced some of the steps that led him from L.A. to a dusty California outpost to, finally, the Gophers football team.
Seth Dixon‘s insight:
A young man for the tough streets of South Central Los Angeles found refuge from from gang troubles out in the desert in a community on the Salton Sea. His family believes this unconventional move was key to him becoming a successful football player at the University of Minnesota. His personal geographies follows uncommon migrational patterns, but it demonstrates that personal geographies can show some of the great diversity that is a part of the human mosaic.
Tags: Los Angeles, sport, migration.
See on www.startribune.com
Seth Dixon‘s insight:
The world is in the palm of your hand; what will you do? This is a question that each generation collectively needs to ask itself. We can consider ourselves stewards of this planet with its vast natural resources and abundant potential. If we make choices that are sustainable for the future we will keep many of these amazing possibilities open to future generations. (For Hi-res image click here). Just one more reason to read Geography Education.
Tags: resources, sustainability.
The U.S. is often thought of as a nation connected by roads—since the 1960s the Interstate Highway has defined American culture and led to untold economic prosperity. But a new map of the nation’s rivers tells a very different story.
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