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Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Blooms In The Northern vs Southern Hemisphere

Last Updated: November 19, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Blooms In The Northern vs Southern Hemisphere

The map above was created by NASA and shows the the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Blooms in the Northern compared to Southern Hemisphere. Apparently, the cleanest air in the world can be found in North-West Tasmania (Cape Grim), the most polluted air in the world can be found in Ahmedabad, India.

It comes from this video:

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Filed Under: World Maps

What A Circle With 5,000km Radius Centred On Paris Looks Like On A Mercator Map

Last Updated: November 19, 2024 Leave a Comment

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What A Circle With 5,000km Radius Centred On Paris Looks Like On A Mercator Map

Map found on reddit
The map above shows the really weird distorting effect the Mercator Projection has on maps. On a Mercator map the north of Greenland looks much farther away than West Africa, but in fact they are each just under 5,000km from Paris.

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Filed Under: World Maps

Places In Canada With Winters Above Freezing

Last Updated: November 18, 2024 2 Comments

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Places In Canada With Winters Above Freezing

Map created by reddit user seashellvalley760
The map above shows where you can find the warmest winters in Canada.

In dark purple you have areas where the average high temperature in January is above freezing (0°C; 32°F).

And in light purple you have even warmer places where the average low in January is above freezing (basically stays above freezing the whole month).

From the author:

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Filed Under: Canada

Length of Winter in Days In The U.S. & Canada

Last Updated: November 18, 2024 1 Comment

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Length of Winter in Days In The U.S. and Canada

Map created by Brian Brettschneider
The map above shows how many days winter lasts in different parts of the United States and Canada based on the following 3 criteria:

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Filed Under: Americas

Wettest & Driest Months of the Year

Last Updated: November 18, 2024 1 Comment

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Wettest Month of The Year

The map above shows the wettest month of the year and the one below shows the driest month of the year for various regions around the world.

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Filed Under: World Maps

Sunlight Hours Across Europe on The Shortest Day of the Year (Winter Solstice; Dec 21)

Last Updated: November 18, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Sunlight Hours Across Europe on The Shortest Day of the Year, Winter Solstice, Dec 21

Map created by reddit user
The map above shows how many Sunlight (or really daylight) hours there are across Europe on the Winter Solstice (aka the shortest day of the year) on December 21st.

The reason I say daylight rather than sunlight is that I don’t think London ever gets 7 hours of actual sunlight on the 21st.

The table below from Current Results, supports this.

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Filed Under: Europe

How To Say “Snow” In Various European Languages

Last Updated: November 18, 2024 1 Comment

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How To Say Snow In Various European Languages

Map created by @maps-oe
The map above shows how to say the word “snow” in various European languages.

Here is a little more on the their origins below:

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How Much Snow Does It Normally Take To Cancel Schools In The US

Last Updated: November 18, 2024 Leave a Comment

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How Much Snow Does It Normally Take To Cancel School In The US

Map created by Sasha Trubetskoy
The map above shows how much snow over a 24 hour period is enough to cancel schools in the United States.

My first thought as a Canadian is to laugh.

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Filed Under: United States

Ethnic Map of Brazil By Municipality

Last Updated: December 1, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Ethnic Map of Brazil By Municipality

Map created by geoglobal_
The map above shows the ethnic breakdown of Brazil by municipality. The data comes from the 2022 Brazilian Census.

White is in blue, Mixed Race (called Brown in the census) in green, Indigenous in orange and Black in red.

Here are some of the highlights:

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Filed Under: Brazil

How Easy Regional English Accents Are To Understand As A Londoner

Last Updated: November 15, 2024 2 Comments

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How Easy Regional English Accents Are To Understand As A Londoner

Map created by reddit user bezzleford

The map above was created by a Londoner and is a humorous look at how easy various regional English accents are to understand to them.

And as a Canadian living in London, I think it’s pretty accurate.

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Filed Under: United Kingdom

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