Mapping the Great Kantō Earthquake

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100 years ago yesterday, on September 1st 1923, the Great Kantō earthquake struck Japan. The earthquake struck near midday, at a time when many people were cooking lunch. In Tokyo, during and after the earthquake, fires spread across the city. In the 46 hours after the quake around 40% of Tokyo burned to the ground. Japanese newspaper Nikkei has marked the 100th anniversary of the Great Maps Mania… more →
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10 Great Multipurpose WordPress Themes (Sponsored)

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Multipurpose themes are flexible WordPress templates that can be used to create virtually any kind of website. They are often best-sellers, and because they are so popular there are a lot of them to choose from. Too many in fact unless you have time to spare to find one that is best for you. Where there may be an instance where a specialty theme would suit you best. You can generally count on a multipurpose WordPress theme to get the job done. Especially if you are tasked with developing a variety of websites for a variety of clients. You can use them for developing a corporate website, eCommerce site, personal blogging site, or a portfolio. In this post, we’ve saved you time by narrowing things... more →
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The (Not So) Great Salt Lake

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The Great Salt Lake in Utah is very, very big. Although it isn’t as big as it used to be. In 1987 the lake was 3,300 square miles in size. Now, in July 2022, the lake is only around 950 square miles in size. While the size of the Great Salt Lake can fluctuate a lot naturally, due to seasonal changes in the weather, it is now undoubrably drying-up because of global warming. You can see how Maps Mania… more →
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Google Maps: Google just removed this GREAT feature – Express.co.uk

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Express.co.uk Google Maps: Google just removed this GREAT featureExpress.co.ukGoogle is removing one of the best features from Google Maps as it looks to redesign its popular mapping app. The search giant has announced it will be ending its Map Maker service, which let users make edits and corrections to places within the app.Google Is Adding Map Maker's Functions Into Core Maps AppAndroid HeadlinesGoogle soon shutting Map Maker App, Integrating it in Google MapsIntabloid.com (blog)Google to integrate Map Maker into Google MapsThe Indian ExpressThe Verge –TechCrunch –Search Engine Roundtable –Google Product Forumsall 61 news articles » map... more →
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