World city populations (1950 – 2030)
This map visualizes the radical transformation that has occurred across the globe in the last 60 years, from a 30%
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Forecasts
USGS projects large loss of Alaska permafrost by 2100
Using statistically modeled maps drawn from satellite data and other sources, U.S. Geological Survey scientists have projected that the near-surface
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Geographic distribution of ticks and disease cases in the U.S.
Ticks are parasites, being by feeding on the blood of mammals, birds, and even amphibians. Ticks themselves don’t produce disease, but if a tick is infected with a bacterium or virus, then that pathogen can be transferred within the tick’s bite and cause illness in humans. In the U.S., 9 ticks most often attack humans.
Read MorePopulation projection (1960 – 2060)
India overtaking China as the world’s most populous country Tanzania becoming larger than Japan Nigeria catching up with the U.S.
Read MoreGlobal cities at risk from sea level rise
Climatecentral.org developed special KML layers corresponding precisely to the elevated global sea surfaces projected to inevitably occur after 2°C or
Read MoreGDP Growth forecast 2016
Via europa.eu
Read MoreUrbanisation & the rise of the megacity
Via economist.com
Read MoreThe future of global development, mapped
Urbanization, agriculture, and energy could gobble up 20 percent of the world’s remaining natural land by 2050. By 2050, the
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