How 'story maps' redraw the world using people's real-life experiences
Maps are an important part of our everyday lives.
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2018
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New interactive map shows climate change everywhere in world
What does Salt Lake City have in common with Tehran?
Environment
Mar 21, 2018
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So close, yet so far: Making climate impacts feel nearby may not inspire action
Although scientists warn that urgent action is needed to stop climate change, public engagement continues to lag. Many social scientists say people are hesitant to act on climate change because, especially in Western industrialized ...
Environment
Mar 19, 2018
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Cartogram maps provide new view of climate change risk
Scientists have developed cartograms—maps that convey information by contorting areas—to visualize the risks of climate change in a novel way.
Environment
Dec 7, 2017
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Earth's biodiversity is changing as the planet warms. But how?
As the Earth's climate changes, shifting weather patterns will affect where plants and animals can live.
Ecology
Sep 27, 2017
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New map boosts understanding of complex UN climate regime
Researchers from Queensland's Griffith University have helped create a comprehensive and interactive map of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Environment
Dec 1, 2015
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Big data maps world's ocean floor
Scientists from the University of Sydney's School of Geosciences have led the creation of the world's first digital map of the seafloor's geology.
Earth Sciences
Aug 10, 2015
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Scientists pinpoint potential oases in a changing climate
(Phys.org) —Breakthrough research on identifying potential climate oases, called microrefugia, could set a new standard for reducing risk in land management, writes UTS research fellow Dr John Gollan.
Ecology
Mar 6, 2014
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Stanford drones open way to new world of coral research
Like undiscovered groves of giant redwoods, centuries-old living corals remain unmapped and unmeasured. Scientists still know relatively little about the world's biggest corals, where they are and how long they have lived.
Earth Sciences
Oct 16, 2013
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Interactive map to support climate change adaptation planning in Great Lakes region
A jointly developed interactive map launched this month by the University of Michigan's Graham Sustainability Institute and Headwaters Economics gives Great Lakes policymakers and decision-makers easy access to targeted data ...
Environment
Aug 14, 2013
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