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Social media has fundamentally changed how information is disseminated. Many photos that are spread on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest can be ‘doctored’ or mislabeled since citizen journalists aren’t held to the same standard of verifying their sources. In the abundance of information, sorting out fact from fiction can be quite difficult.
See on www.theatlantic.com
What is more likely to happen first: Greece will leave the eurozone, or Scotland will leave the UK?
Although there is currently only about 30% of Scotland that would support independence, this is something that will be gaining importance. The United Kingdom is a complex political entity, with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland connected with England. The “divorce referendum” will be help on October 2014 to see if Scotland wishes to dissolve this union and many of the political and economic events throughout Europe will be seen through this prism, especially the Euro Zone crisis in southern European countries (e.g.-Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal). The possibility that this might happen are small, but as the article stated, “not zero.”
Tags: devolution, supranationalism, political, states, sovereignty, autonomy, Europe, unit 4 political.
See on www.theglobalist.com
Subway tunnels and parts of the Financial District have been flooded…
The flooding has been as devastating as expected given the height of the storm surge, but this image of Ground Zero still is chilling.
See on weather.aol.com
This is a link from the Rhode Island Geography Education Alliance which is now on Twitter.
See on twitter.com
Experts say Hurricane Sandy is wider and stronger than Hurricane Irene, which caused more than $15 billion in damage in 2011, and could rival the worst East Coast storm on record.
This is a quick visual comparison of remote sensing images that lets you slide to compare the superimposed images.
See on online.wsj.com
In a country this battered, fractured, dysfunctional – how much can she really hope to achieve?
The issue of female education in Pakistan has exploded after Malala Yousafzai was attacked by the Taliban for publicly advocating for girls to receive more schooling. This attack has lead several media outlets to take a more serious look at the gendered cultural and economic opportunities (or lack thereof) for girls within Pakistan. This NPR podcast also speaks of the real options in front of so many girls like Malala and the cultural and political contexts within which they navigate their lives.
Tags: gender, South Asia, podcast, culture, Islam, development, unit 3 culture.
See on www.theglobeandmail.com
This interactive map of coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island shows some basic flooding data including: 1) where are the flood warnings (essential the entire coastline), 2) how high the storm surge is, and 3) how high the waves are.
Tags: Rhode Island, water, disasters, geospatial.
See on www.erh.noaa.gov
This data visualization project is a great way to demonstrate the geographic expansion of the United States. This is much more interactive than the typical time lapse video since you can scroll through the maps and explore each map through the interactive features.
Tags: historical, USA, visualization, mapping.
See on michaelporath.com
National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service…
When the Pawtuxet River flooded in Rhode Island I was watching this site to get a sense of how bad the flooding was and to put it in historic context (the National Weather Service has links to live data at many locations) . This station in NYC at the Battery is important to keep an eye on with Hurricane Sandy because if the strom surge is over 10 feet, the subway system could flood and the issues confronting New York would be devastating. As meterologist Andy Lesage noted, “During Irene it got to 9.5ft, 8-12 inches shy of flooding the subway system so if the Battery gets to something like 10.25+ ft, it will indicate massive damage to the cities’ infrastructure.”
Tags: disasters,water, physical, NYC, transportation, weather and climate.
See on water.weather.gov
