State of the Global Climate 2024

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MET Office visualization of near surface temperatures since 1970 2024’s Climate in CrisisThe World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) annual flagship report was published yesterday, and it makes for deeply concerning reading. Each year, the WMO releases its State of the Global Climate Report, providing an authoritative scientific summary of global climate trends and extreme weather events.The& Maps Mania… more →
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2024 – Another Year of Record Heat

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Last year, two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced at least one month of record-breaking heat. The Guardian has visualized data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service to illustrate the average temperatures around the world for each month in 2024.The animated map at the top of the article comes from The Guardian’s feature,  Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced record Maps Mania… more →
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What If Asteroid 2024 YR4 Hit Your Town?

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According to NASA, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth on December 22, 2032. The asteroid is estimated to be between 40 to 90 meters (130 to 300 feet) in diameter.If you want to know what damage Asteroid 2024 YR4 might cause if it lands in your backyard, you can use Neal.Fun’s Asteroid Launcher to find out.According to Neal.Fun’s Asteroid Launcher, if a 200-foot diameter rock Maps Mania… more →
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More 2024 Maps of the Year

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On New Year’s Day, I posted the Maps Mania round-up of the 2024 Year in Maps. I am not the only one who has spent time exploring the best maps of 2024. The Global Investigative Journalism Network’s Top 10 Data Journalism Projects of 2024  included maps from Hungary’s Atlo, Japan’s Nikkei, and Germany’s netzpolitik. Danube Warming Up Atló’s Danube Warming Up uses a Mapbox story-map Maps Mania… more →
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The Twelve (Generative) Days of Christmas – 2024 Edition

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Last year I did a fun little experiment where I asked a few different generative models to generateimages based on the classic Twelve Days of Christmas song. For those unfamiliar, the song is about a series of gifts given over twelve days: partridge in a pear treetwo turtle dovesthree French hensfour calling birdsfive golden ringssix geese a-layingseven swans a-swimmingeight maids a-milkingnine ladies dancingten lords a-leapingeleven pipers pipingtwelve drummers drumming To be clear, this was done for fun, nothing more. Also, the prompts were literally just the lyrics, nothing more (with some exceptions, see the details below). In a ‘real world’ example if you wanted to generate images... more →
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The 2024 GeoGuessr World Cup

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 Do you think you’ve got what it takes to be the next GeoGuessr World Champion?This year’s GeoGuessr World Cup was won by Blinky, who defeated the U.S.’s mk, to become the 2024 GeoGuessr World Champion. The dramatic final was a tense affair. Blinky took an early 2-0 lead, but mk made a stunning comeback winning the next two games, to take the competition into the fifth and final game. Maps Mania… more →
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Earth Nose Game Champion 2024

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Welcome to the 2024 Earth Nose Game World Championship! This year’s event promises to be the most exciting and innovative yet, as players from around the globe gather to showcase their unique skills and compete for the coveted title of World Earth Nose Champion. Players in this year’s competition will have to be at the very top of their nasal game as the 2024 Nose Game World Championship Maps Mania… more →
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The 2024 Cicadapocalypse

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2024 is set to see the emergence of two large periodical cicada broods. Both Brood XIX (13-year cicada) and Brood XIII (17-year cicada), are expected to emerge together in 2024 for the first time since 1803. This double emergence has been nicknamed a “cicada-geddon” by some.Periodical cicadas are native to eastern North America. They spend most of their lives underground as nymphs, feeding Maps Mania… more →
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