The following is a news release from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, dated August 19, 2013 and with the title above: GOES-12 has seen it all, from Hurricane Katrina that hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, to the Christmas blizzard that crippled the Central United States in 2009. It even traveled south of the equator to provide coverage for South America starting in 2010. Now, after more than 10 years of stellar service,...
Read MoreThe wide, wonderful, and sometimes whacky world of mapmaking has been in the forefront of the news recently. For example, the Huffington Post featured an article called “The Happiest States in America in One Map” about two weeks ago (see the original PLoS ONE article here) and recently followed it up with maps illustrating an article titled “Socioeconomic Stress Leaves Lasting Scars.” That was followed by...
Read MoreThe following press release is from Sierra magazine, dated August 14, 2013 and titled “Sierra Magazine Reveals 2013 Rankings of America’s Greenest Universities: Colleges recognized for sustainable operations and shaping future environmental citizens, workers, and leaders”: Today, Sierra magazine released its seventh annual ranking of the nation’s “Coolest Schools,” a salute to U.S. colleges that are...
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