The World’s Largest Snow Dome

This morning I discovered MapTheClouds, which features a whole host of impressive interactive map visuals. I’m sure a lot of the maps featured on MapTheClouds are very useful but as ever I’m drawn to the fun, experimental maps, to the maps that apparently serve no other purpose than they were fun to create and are even more fun to play with.Here are a few links to my personal favorites, but check Maps Mania… more →
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The World’s Largest Polluters

The footprintMap is an interactive mapped visualization of the CO2 footprint of 118 countries around the world. Using the map you can discover the per capita CO2 output of each country and see which countries contribute the most and least to global heating. According to this map Singapore has the highest per capita CO2 footprint of any country. The United States has the 9th highest per capita Maps Mania… more →
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