» The Doomsday Glacier
02/07/25 06:52 from Google Maps Mania
Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier took thousands of years to form, yet in just the past two decades, its grounding zone, the critical boundary where the glacier meets the seafloor, has receded by over eight miles.As the widest glacier in Ant...
» The Whole of Human History Mapped
01/07/25 07:54 from Google Maps Mania
The Wikidata History Map is an interactive tool that visualizes historical events from Wikidata on a dynamic world map. By leveraging the vast database of Wikidata the map allows users to explore events ranging from ancient battles and n...
» A Time Traveller's Guide to the Zoo
30/06/25 13:34 from Google Maps Mania
London Zoo is the world’s oldest scientific zoo. In 2028, it will celebrate its 200th anniversary - a milestone in a long and storied history that visitors can now explore through the Zoo’s Time Traveller’s Guide to London Zoo, a collect...
» A City's Grief in One Street
28/06/25 07:26 from Google Maps Mania
Unless it has happened to you, I guess it is impossible to truly understand what it’s like to have your home destroyed. How, then, can news organizations convey the tragedy of such loss to a public that seems increasingly immune to the h...
» Italian Map Rot
27/06/25 07:31 from Google Maps Mania
If Your Year of Birth Starts with "21"In a desperate attempt to cash in on a popular meme, I present to you: The Italian Brainrot Map.Yesterday, I asked ChatGPT to generate a list of country names in the style of Italian Brainrot charact...
» Introducing ESA's Satellite Stories
26/06/25 08:03 from Google Maps Mania
The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched a new educational platform designed to explain the vital role that satellites and Earth observation play in advancing Earth science, combating climate change, and driving scientific research a...
» Where Mamdani Beat Cuomo
25/06/25 07:49 from Google Maps Mania
The progressive Zohran Mamdani appears to have defeated Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary for New York City Mayor. The result may send shockwaves through the Democratic establishment, and other progressive candidates running in elec...
» Red Dots for Dialysis Decline
24/06/25 16:22 from Google Maps Mania
A third of dialysis clinics in America fail to meet federal standards. This map from CBS News shows you where.The United States spends more on dialysis treatments than nearly any other country in the world. Yet despite this enormous fina...
» Mapping the Cultural Impact of Gentrification
23/06/25 07:12 from Google Maps Mania
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) has released an interactive map which visualizes the gentrification of American cities over the last 50 years. Cities are constantly evolving. But behind many urban developments lies a...
» Google's AI Hurricane Predictor
21/06/25 07:16 from Google Maps Mania
Google has launched a new interactive map, Weather Lab: Cyclones, which shows AI-generated tropical cyclone forecasts and allows you to compare how different AI forecast models perform in comparison to traditional physics-base...
» Paving Paradise for the Ultra Rich
20/06/25 07:58 from Google Maps Mania
Say Goodbye to Your Outdoor LifeThe Wilderness Society has identified over 250 million acres of public land that Republicans are preparing to sell under new legislation. If the SENR Bill passes, then you can expect to spend a lot more ti...
» Insurers Retreating From Climate-Risk Zones
19/06/25 09:26 from Google Maps Mania
For many Americans, one of the consequences of climate change is higher insurance premiums. In Homeowners Insurance in an Era of Climate Change, the Brookings Institution maps U.S. Treasury Federal Insurance Office data to show where hom...
» Mapping A Billion Birds
06/06/25 07:02 from Google Maps Mania
The ADS-B Massive Visualizer now maps 1.5 billion eBird observations. This powerful, interactive geospatial tool shows where and when different bird species have been observed by eBird users around the world.At first glance, the map...
» Mapping Whale Superhighways
05/06/25 08:00 from Google Maps Mania
The WWF has launched a new interactive map Blue Corridors that brings 30 years of whale migration data to life. Using the map you can:
» Canadian Wildfire Smoke Forecasts
04/06/25 10:38 from Google Maps Mania
The wildfires currently raging in Canada have forced the evacuation of over 25,000 people across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Manitoba has been the hardest hit, with entire communities like Flin Flon and Cranberry Portage forced ...
» Eating an array of smaller fish could be nutrient-dense solution to overfishing
03/06/25 18:12 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
To satisfy the seafood needs of billions of people, offering them access to a more biodiverse array of fish creates opportunities to mix-and-match species to obtain better nutrition from smaller portions of fish.
» Scientists say next few years vital to securing the future of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
03/06/25 15:50 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could be triggered with very little ocean warming above present-day, leading to a devastating four meters of global sea level rise to play out over hundreds of years according to a new study. Howe...
» First direct observation of the trapped waves that shook the world in 2023
03/06/25 15:50 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
A new study has finally confirmed the theory that the cause of extraordinary global tremors in September -- October 2023 was indeed two mega tsunamis in Greenland that became trapped standing waves. Using a brand-new type of satellite al...
» Geological time capsule highlights Great Barrier Reef's resilience
02/06/25 19:55 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
New research adds to our understanding of how rapidly rising sea levels due to climate change foreshadow the end of the Great Barrier Reef as we know it. The findings suggest the reef can withstand rising sea levels in isolation but is v...
» Researchers use deep learning to predict flooding this hurricane season
02/06/25 19:49 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers have developed a deep learning model called LSTM-SAM that predicts extreme water levels from tropical cyclones more efficiently and accurately, especially in data-scarce coastal regions, to offer a faster, low-cost tool for f...
» Air-quality monitoring underestimates toxic emissions to Salton Sea communities, study finds
02/06/25 19:46 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers showed that hydrogen sulfide, which is associated with numerous health conditions, is emitted from California's largest lake at levels far higher and more frequently than previously reported.
» Small currents, big impact: Satellite breakthrough reveals hidden ocean forces
30/05/25 16:39 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
While scientists have long studied currents of large eddies, the smaller ones -- called submesoscale eddies -- are notoriously difficult to detect. These currents, which range from several kilometers to 100 kilometers wide, have been the...
» Rising soil nitrous acid emissions, driven by climate change and fertilization, accelerate global ozone pollution
30/05/25 16:38 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Ozone pollution is a global environmental concern that not only threatens human health and crop production, but also worsens global warming. While the formation of ozone is often attributed to anthropogenic pollutants, soil emissions are...
» Predicting underwater landslides before they strike
30/05/25 16:38 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
A new method for predicting underwater landslides may improve the resilience of offshore facilities.
» Save twice the ice by limiting global warming
29/05/25 19:54 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
A new study finds that if global warming exceeds the Paris Climate Agreement targets, the non-polar glacier mass will diminish significantly. However, if warming is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius, at least 54 per cent could be preserved ...
» Anthropologists spotlight human toll of glacier loss
29/05/25 19:54 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Anthropologists have examined the societal consequences of global glacier loss. This article appears alongside new research that estimates that more than three-quarters of the world's glacier mass could disappear by the end of the centur...
» 2021's Hurricane Ida could have been even worse for NYC
29/05/25 19:54 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Hurricane Ida wreaked an estimated $75 billion in total damages and was responsible for 112 fatalities -- including 32 in New Jersey and 16 in New York state. Yet the hurricane could have been even worse in the Big Apple, find scientists.
» Atlantic ocean current unlikely to collapse with climate change
29/05/25 16:47 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers created a detailed physical model that suggests a major Atlantic Ocean current will weaken far less under climate change than indicated by more extreme climate model projections.
» EV battery recycling key to future lithium supplies
29/05/25 16:47 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Lightweight, powerful lithium-ion batteries are crucial for the transition to electric vehicles, and global demand for lithium is set to grow rapidly over the next 25 years. A new analysis looks at how new mining operations and battery r...
» Thousands of sensors reveal 3D structure of earthquake-triggered sound waves
29/05/25 16:41 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Earthquakes create ripple effects in Earth's upper atmosphere that can disrupt satellite communications and navigation systems we rely on. Scientists have now used Japan's extensive network of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) re...
» Europe's most complete stegosaurian skull unearthed in Teruel, Spain
28/05/25 17:21 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Palaeontologists have analyzed the most complete stegosaurian skull ever found in Europe and rewritten the evolutionary history of this iconic group of dinosaurs.
» Even birds can't outfly climate change
28/05/25 17:15 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
As rising global temperatures alter ecosystems worldwide, animal species usually have two choices: adapt to changing local conditions or flee to a cooler clime. Ecologists have long assumed that the world's bird species were best equippe...
» The ocean seems to be getting darker
27/05/25 16:44 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Scientists, who have spent more than a decade examining the impact of artificial light at night on the world's coasts and oceans, have shown that more than one-fifth of the global ocean -- an area spanning more than 75 million sq km -- h...
» How marine plankton adapts to a changing world
23/05/25 18:19 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Plankton may be tiny, but they play an important role in the ocean. As the foundation of marine ecosystems, they support ocean food webs and help regulate Earth's climate by storing carbon. While lab studies have shown plankton can adjus...
» El Niño and La Niña climate swings threaten mangroves worldwide
23/05/25 16:04 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
New international research demonstrates global-scale patterns in how El Ni o-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) influences mangrove growth and degradation. Previously, impacts had only been documented at individual sites, such as a dramatic die...
» When the sea moves inland: A global climate wake-up call from Bangladesh's Delta
23/05/25 16:04 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
As sea levels climb and weather grows more extreme, coastal regions everywhere are facing a creeping threat: salt. Salinization of freshwater and soils adversely affects 500 million people around the world, especially in low-lying river ...
» Climate change poses severe threat to bowhead whale habitat
22/05/25 16:55 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
New research examining 11,700 years of bowhead whale persistence throughout the Arctic projects that sea ice loss due to climate change will cause their habitat to severely contract by up to 75 per cent.
» Breakthrough AI model could transform how we prepare for natural disasters
22/05/25 16:48 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
From deadly floods in Europe to intensifying tropical cyclones around the world, the climate crisis has made timely and precise forecasting more essential than ever. Yet traditional forecasting methods rely on highly complex numerical mo...
» Imaging technique removes the effect of water in underwater scenes
21/05/25 16:52 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
SeaSplat is an image-analysis tool that cuts through the ocean's optical effects to generate images of underwater environments reveal an ocean scene's true colors. Researchers paired the color-correcting tool with a computational model t...
» How to use AI to listen to the 'heartbeat' of a city
21/05/25 16:46 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers took a fresh approach to urban research by using artificial intelligence to explore the emotional side of city life. Their goal was to better understand the link between a city's physical features and how people feel in those...
» Fool's gold: A hidden climate stabilizer
21/05/25 16:44 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers look to extremes in the past to study how the system reacts to imbalances. They detail an overlooked mechanism for how the ocean can help stabilize massive releases of carbon into the atmosphere following volcanic eruptions.
» Coastal squeeze is bad for biodiversity, and for us, experts say
20/05/25 16:22 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Worldwide, coastal areas are squeezed between a rising sea level on one end and human structures on the other. The distance between a sandy coastline and the first human structures averages less than 400 meters around the world. And the ...
» Clouding the forecast: Study reveals why so many climate models are wrong about the rate of Arctic warming
20/05/25 16:22 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth, but in recent decades, the region has been rapidly warming, at a rate three to four times faster than the global average. However, current climate models have been unable to account for t...
» Household action can play major role in climate change fight
20/05/25 16:16 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Encouraging people in North America and Sub-Saharan Africa to adopt a low-carbon lifestyle could help to cut global household emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide by up to two-fifths, a new study reveals.
» Thousands of animal species threatened by climate change
20/05/25 16:11 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
A novel analysis suggests more than 3,500 animal species are threatened by climate change and also sheds light on huge gaps in fully understanding the risk to the animal kingdom.
» Surprise baby whale sightings reveal there's still much to learn about humpbacks
20/05/25 05:28 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
Humpback whales are not always born in tropical waters, new research has shown -- challenging long-held assumptions about their breeding and migration behaviors, while raising new questions for marine conservation.
» Glaciers will take centuries to recover even if global warming is reversed, scientists warn
19/05/25 17:15 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
New research reveals mountain glaciers across the globe will not recover for centuries -- even if human intervention cools the planet back to the 1.5 C limit, having exceeded it.
» Scientists use salinity to trace changes in the US Northeast Coastal Ocean
19/05/25 17:11 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
The near-bottom water on the U.S. Northeast continental shelf provides a critical cold-water habitat for the rich regional marine ecosystem. This 'cold pool' preserves winter temperatures, even when waters elsewhere become too warm or sa...
» Study reveals healing the ozone hole helps the Southern Ocean take up carbon
16/05/25 20:51 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
New research suggests that the negative effects of the ozone hole on the carbon uptake of the Southern Ocean are reversible, but only if greenhouse gas emissions rapidly decrease. The study finds that as the ozone hole heals, its influen...
» Ancient ocean sediments link changes in currents to cooling of Northern Hemisphere 3.6 million years ago
16/05/25 17:44 from Geography News -- ScienceDaily
New research from an international group looking at ancient sediment cores in the North Atlantic has for the first time shown a strong correlation between sediment changes and a marked period of global cooling that occurred in the Northe...