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Mesmerizing Map Of Global Aerosol Pollution

Last Updated: December 12, 2023 Leave a Comment

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The video above comes from NASA’s Global Modeling and Assimilation Office and shows global aerosol pollution and other particles. And just to be clear, this is aerosol in the scientific sense:

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Filed Under: Video Tagged With: environment

Most Popular Migrant Destinations By Country

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 23 Comments

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Most Popular Migrant Destinations By Country

Map by reddit user DMan9797, click for higher resolution

The UN estimates that there were 232 million people living outside their country of birth in 2013, roughly 3.2% of the world’s population. To put this in perspective, if migrants formed one country, it would be the world’s 5th most populous.

The map above uses the UN’s Trends in International migrant stock: By destination and origin report to look at the most popular destination for migrants FROM each country.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: immigration, population

Los Atlantis: What Los Angeles Would Look Like If All The Ice Caps Melted

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 5 Comments

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LA if all the ice caps melted

Map created by Spatialities.com. Click Here to Buy A Copy

LA commuters may soon be trading in their cars for boats and/or learning how to swim if they still want to make it into work on time. The reason is that most of Los Angeles will find itself underwater if all the world’s ice caps, sheets and glaciers melt.

And while the Los Atlantis map above is a tongue-in-cheek look at this somewhat unlikely scenario, there is a scientific basis to it.

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Filed Under: Fictional Tagged With: Los Angeles

The Many Disgusting Dishes & Culinary Horrors of Europe

Last Updated: April 10, 2025 50 Comments

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culinary horrors of Europe Map

Map created by Yanko Tsvetkov
While European food has a very positive international reputation, it’s not all steak frites and pasta. As the map above shows, the continent also has its fair share of disgusting dishes and culinary horrors.

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: food

The 4,037 Cities In The World With Over 100,000 People

Last Updated: September 10, 2024 7 Comments

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100,000 person cities

Map created by Fingolas, Interactive version

The map above shows the 4,037 cities in the world that have over 100,000 people living in them. It was created by reddit user Fingolas, who explains how the map was created:

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: cities, population

How To Say The Names of Arabic Speaking Countries in Arabic (with Romanizations)

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 7 Comments

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Names of Arabic Speaking Countries in Arabic

Map by reddit user Pinuzzo

The map above shows the names of Arabic speaking countries in Arabic with romanizations to help those who don’t actually speak Arabic. Interestingly, most are quite different from the English name for the country.

Reddit user Pinuzzo, who created the map, explains that:

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Filed Under: Other Tagged With: arabic, romanization

How North Londoners View The Rest Of The UK Or Why The Rest of The UK Hates London

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 76 Comments

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North London UK Stereotypes

North London UK Stereotype Map by reddit user holytriplem

The map above, created by reddit user holytriplem, looks at stereotypes of the UK from one North Londoner’s perspective. If you’re from North London, you may find yourself agreeing with many of the stereotypes.

However, if you’re from elsewhere in the UK you may just be thinking to yourself that this is just one more reason to hate London.

And of course, if you’re not from the UK at all, you might be scratching your head at this map. But don’t worry, holytriplem has provided a few explanations:

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Filed Under: United Kingdom Tagged With: stereotypes

Where People Trust Religion More Than Science

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 12 Comments

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religion over science

Map created by reddit user a_a_t

Are science and religion doomed to conflict with each other? Looking at the map above, it seems that for the time being, in many countries, science and religion remain at odds.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: religion

How To Write The Date In Different Countries

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 8 Comments

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Date Format

Map from wikimedia

You’d think something as common and important as writing dates would be standardized by now. And in fact it is, ISO 8601 sets the international standard for writing dates as YYYY-MM-DD.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: date

Countries Named After People

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 20 Comments

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countries named after people

Map by reddit user BlackJackKetchum

Ever fantasized about running your own country? How about naming one after yourself? As the map above shows, a select group of individuals have achieved a degree of immortality due to countries being named after them.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: names

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