Storegga Slide
A 200-mile chunk of the continental shelf the size of Iceland collapsed in 8,200 BC creating a massive tsunami.It was so powerful it turned Britain from a European peninsula into an island.
Animated
BBC Video
Friday, August 22, 2014
Monday, August 18, 2014
Open Railway Map
The open online map of the worldwide railroad infrastructure.
Another brilliant interactive map built by a dedicated community of volunteers.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014
Interactive Map: Undocumented, Unaccompanied, and Underage...
An interactive look at the factors driving the influx of unaccompanied minors from Central America, and the risks faced en route to the U.S.
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(scroll down to interact with map)
Very detailed and tragically informative…
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Judgmental Maps (Funny)
A fearlessly opinionated project, these maps provide alternative names for neighborhoods that reflect their makers' biased views. They are frequently hilarious, sometimes almost fully wrong, and more often than not gloriously profane.
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