The following is a CityLab.com article written by Kriston Capps and posted July 7, 2015, with the title above: Cartograms are fun tools for swapping out land area for some other variable. For certain figures, especially data that swing wildly at one of the end of the spectrum or another, cartograms are ideal. They’re great at showing systems that are out of balance—and nothing’s more out of whack than New York...
Read MoreA news article by AccuWeather.com staff writer Kristen Rodman, posted July 22, 2014, includes photos and descriptions of “Five of the World’s Lakes at Risk of Drying Up Completely.” The article begins by stating that, “Due to drought, water reallocation and industrialization, nations across the globe are finding that some of the world’s most iconic bodies of water are disappearing.” The five...
Read MoreLauren Brous joined Geography staff in May as our new Academic Personnel and Space Management Analyst, replacing Bernadette Weinberg who officially retired at the end of June. Lauren is a University of Arizona alumna with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing. For the past year, she has been working in Human Resources (in various capacities, but mainly as a recruiter) at California State University, Long Beach. Before...
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