The race for Arctic domination
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (Nov 30 to Dec 11) will cast a worried eye at the
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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.
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Penguin habitat distribution
Penguins are aquatic birds that live most only in the Southern Hemisphere. Only one penguin species (the Galapagos penguin) inhabit north of the equator. Most penguins feed on fish, krill, squid, and other sea life forms. Despite that, they highly adapted for life in the water. They spend about half of their lives on land and the other half in the sea.
Read MoreEl Niño – affected areas
Via fao.org
Read MoreThe magnificent bears of the glorious nation of Finland
Bears per 1000 square km in Finland, visualized as bears.
Read MoreHistorical hurricane tracks
150 Years of Hurricanes. Via NOAA
Read MoreAverage G20 fossil fuel subsidies
Globally speaking, research suggests that countries are actually on track to spend $650 billion on fossil fuel subsidies this year,
Read MoreMapping the leopards
Via nationalgeographic.com
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Where cats are more popular than dogs
Dogs exist in a larger percentage of houses, but cats have a larger total population. Dogs globally, owned by 33% of respondents, with cats at 23%. Nearly 95.6 million cats and 89 million dogs live in houses in the U.S. In Europe cats are the most popular pets, with a stable population of 102.7 million in Europe, including Russia. Dogs population about 84.9 million in Europe and Russia.
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