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11:15 am in Food & Health, global climate change, global warming effects, health, maps, Science & Technology by TreeHugger
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Curious about how changing global temperatures will affect your area? The NRDC has released new maps that show how a shift in climate may impact health, from allergies to outbreaks of Dengue fever. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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10:42 am in google, maps, oceans, Science & Technology by TreeHugger
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Google and Columbia University wanted to celebrate World Oceans Day in style yesterday, so they revealed what is the largest map of Earth's seafloor to date. While the collaboration more than doubled what's available and mapped an area larger than North America, the team admits that only about 5% of the ocean's floor has been mapped so far. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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10:02 am in maps, Science & Technology, united states by TreeHugger
Photo: The 2MASS Redshift Survey (2MRS) has catalogued more than 43,000 galaxies within 380 million light-years from Earth. In this projection, the plane of the Milky Way runs horizontally across the center of the image. Click to enlarge. Credit: T.H. Jarrett (IPAC/SSC)Read the full story on TreeHugger
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7:35 am in animals, farming, food, maps by TreeHugger
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Tipster Mark points us to a new project by Animal Visuals, mapping the locations of factory farming investigations. The interactive map helps interested consumers track where undercover investigations have exposed inferior practices in animal husbandry. In the face of laws making such investigations illegal, Animal Visuals hopes to make a point. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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