Remember when October actually felt cool? Those days are fading. New climate data reveals every US county now has warmer falls than in 1970. The Southwest saw the biggest jumps – Reno warmed by 7.7°F (4.3°C). Explore interactive maps to see exactly how much your area changed.
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Walk through Budapest and you’ll hear a language unlike any of its European neighbors. Hungarian belongs to the Ugric branch of the Uralic family, but its closest relatives aren’t nearby—they’re way over in western Siberia.
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The wealthiest don’t stop at owning vast ranches – they buy entire islands. This post maps and compares billionaire islands around the world, with sizes, costs, and owners side by side.
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A map comparing the historic and current range of the giant panda shows how much its world has shrunk.
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Written around 150 CE, Ptolemy’s Geographia listed about 8,000 places with coordinates. The European entries show us how ancient geographers understood their world—a window into early efforts to map and organize geographical knowledge.
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The “evil eye” is one of the world’s oldest superstitions. Here’s where it’s still believed, how people try to protect themselves, and why it’s fading in wealthier nations.
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France could fit Malta inside it 1,733 times. This map ranks all EU countries from biggest to smallest with their actual sizes and population densities.
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Air conditioning transformed American homes in the 20th century. Here’s how it began, where it’s most common today, and which states hardly use it at all.
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Europe spent the 1900s breaking countries apart, but some regions never gave up on coming together. From Ireland’s legal reunification pathway to Albania-Kosovo’s passionate public backing, these six unification movements show how popular support and political reality often live in completely different worlds.
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Ever wondered why your morning coffee tastes different from your afternoon tea? The answer lies in altitude, climate, and centuries of agricultural adaptation. Join me on a cartographic journey through the landscapes that bring these beloved beverages to your cup.
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