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Noise Level From Natural Sources in the United States

May 15, 2016 Leave a Comment

Noise Level From Natural Sources in the United States

Source: Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division of the U.S. National Park Service

This remarkable map was developed by the Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division of the U.S. National Park Service.

It shows the distribution of the loudness of natural sounds (sounds that would be heard if human influence were taken out of the picture).

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: sound

2016 Democratic Presidential Primary Results by County

April 10, 2016 15 Comments

2016 Democratic Presidential Primary Results by County

Map from created by Wikimedia

The map above shows a county by country breakdown of the Democratic Presidential primaries. Counties won by Hilary Clinton are shown in gold and those won by Bernie Sanders are shown in green (ties are in dark grey).

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: election, politics

2016 Republican Presidential Primary Results by County

April 6, 2016 Leave a Comment

2016 Republican Presidential Primary Results by County

Map created by Ali Zifan, JCRules, Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs), & Nizolan at Wikimedia

The map above shows the country level results of the 2016 Republican Presidential primaries. Dark blue for Trump, gold for Cruz, red for Rubio, turquoise for Kasich and light-blue for Carson.

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: election, politics

Oklahoma Now Has More Earthquakes Each Year Than California, Find Out Why

March 7, 2016 Leave a Comment

All earthquakes of magnitude 3 or greater between 2010-2016, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey

All earthquakes of magnitude 3 or greater between 2010-2016, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey – Map by Max Galka at Metrocosm.com

The map above shows the location and frequency of earthquakes in the United States from 2010 until early 2016. During that time: “Oklahoma has gone from averaging 2 earthquakes a year to averaging nearly 3 earthquakes a day! (See the rectangle above)

Why?

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: earthquakes

The United States If The Annexation Bill of 1866 Had Passed

February 25, 2016 37 Comments

The United States If The Annexation Bill of 1866 Had Passed

Map created by user Rubberduck3y6 of alternatehistory.com via Wikipedia

The map above shows what an alternate United States might have looked like if the The Annexation Bill of 1866 had passed.

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Filed Under: Canada, Fictional, United States

Probability of a White Christmas Across The United States

December 7, 2015 1 Comment

Probability of a White Christmas Across The United States

Map created by NOAA at climate.gov

Given how popular the Probability of a White Christmas Across Europe map turned out to be, we were happy to find that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has created a similar map for the United States.

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: weather

Where Americans Are Killed By Guns: US Homicide & Suicide Death Rates

November 29, 2015 5 Comments

Distribution of gun related death rates in the US

Distribution of gun related death rates in the US. Source: reddit user shihn

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a total of 33,169 people were killed by guns in the US in 2013. However, the rates at which people were killed by guns varied widely between states and regions.

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: violence

License Plate Requirements By US State & Canadian Province

November 24, 2015 11 Comments

Rear Only vs Front & Rear License Plate Requirements By US State

Rear Only vs Front & Rear License Plate Requirements By US State. Map by reddit user benannas

The map above shows which states require front and rear license plates vs those that only require rear license plates across the US. Overall, the majority of US states (62.75%) and a majority of people (62.73%) live in states that require both.

And in case you’re wondering about the two exceptions they are:

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Filed Under: Canada, United States Tagged With: cars

Dog Vs Cat Map Of The United States

November 2, 2015 Leave a Comment

Dog Vs Cat Map Of The United States

Map showing the relative popularity of dogs vs cats by state

It’s official (well at least if Google can be trusted) the US prefers dogs over cats. We arrived at this conclusion simply by comparing monthly Google searches for the term ‘dog’ compared to ‘cat.’

However, the map above does not tell the whole story.

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: animal

Countries That Lost Citizens On 9/11

September 11, 2015 4 Comments

Countries That Lost Citizens On 9/11

Map created by reddit user thepenaltytick

9/11 was by far the worst terrorist attack in American history with 2,977 victims (excluding the 19 perpetrators). While the attacks were aimed at the United States, 372 foreign nationals from 61 countries were also victims.

Here’s a list of casualties by country based on data from Wikipedia:

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Filed Under: United States, World Maps Tagged With: terrorism

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