THE STATE OF FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION IN THE WORLD Excerpt: The main indicator for monitoring progress on the eradication of hunger in the world reported here is the prevalence […]
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Article via Quartz: Japan is trying really hard to persuade women to start having babies again
Japan is trying really hard to persuade women to start having babies again Excerpt: Japan’s population is aging at an unprecedented speed, bringing the country to the brink of a […]
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Article via Sense&Sensability: Escaping The Malthusian Trap
Escaping The Malthusian Trap Excerpt: Worldwide human population has increased from around 800 million in 1800 to over 7 Billion in 2016. In Western Europe, food consumed per capita has […]
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Article via BBC: Ebola crosses a porous border
Ebola crosses a porous border Excerpt: This week the Ebola virus crossed from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda, but there are reasons to hope it can be contained […]
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Article via Mach: World’s population could swell to 10.9 billion by 2100, U.N. report finds
World’s population could swell to 10.9 billion by 2100, U.N. report finds Excerpt: The world’s population could swell to 10.9 billion by the end of the century, a new United […]
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Article via TheEconomist: Why Germany’s birth rate is rising and Italy’s isn’t
Why Germany’s birth rate is rising and Italy’s isn’t Jun 29th 2019| POTSDAM Excerpt: In 1907 an anxious Austrian, Emil Reich, predicted that Germany would have a population of 150m […]
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Article via AllThat’sInteresting: The Racist Origins Of America’s Suburbs And The Story Of The First Black Family To Move In
The Racist Origins Of America’s Suburbs And The Story Of The First Black Family To Move In Excerpt: Bill Myers had seen the promise splashed across newspapers and magazines around […]
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Article via Atlantic: Human Lives Might be Long Enough Already
Human Lives Might Be Long Enough Already Humanity has added three decades to people’s life spans in the past 150 years. Science is only beginning to catch up. AMANDA MULL […]
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Article & Inforgraphic via VisualCapittalist: Mapped: The Median Age of the Population on Every Continent
Mapped: The Median Age of the Population on Every Continent Excerpt: Earlier this week, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation published their annual letter that highlights the surprises they saw […]
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Article via mapbynik: Nobody lives here: The nearly 5 million Census Blocks with zero population
Nobody lives here: The nearly 5 million Census Blocks with zero population Excerpt: A Block is the smallest area unit used by the U.S. Census Bureau for tabulating statistics. As […]
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Article & Interactive via NYT: How Does Your State Make Electricity?
How Does Your State Make Electricity? Excerpt: America isn’t making electricity the way it did two decades ago: Natural gas has edged out coal as the country’s leading generation source … […]
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Article via TheDailyStar: RMG industry as the major employment sector
RMG industry as the major employment sector Excerpt: The ready-made garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh is entering an important new chapter in its history. Decisions made now by the industry […]
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Article via WRAL: Health care deserts are growing in North Carolina
Health care deserts are growing in North Carolina Excerpt: Rural hospitals have been closing at an alarming rate. Since 2010, 53 rural hospitals have closed in 11 southern states. Five […]
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Article via CNN: South Africa is the world’s most unequal country. 25 years of freedom have failed to bridge the divide
South Africa is the world’s most unequal country. 25 years of freedom have failed to bridge the divide Excerpt: More than two decades have passed since South Africa overhauled a […]
Read MoreArticle via theConversation: Is China worsening the developing world’s environmental crisis?
Is China worsening the developing world’s environmental crisis? Excerpt: The developing world is in the midst of an environmental crisis. Simply breathing the air is a leading cause of death. […]
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Article via Brookings: Africa’s 3 deadly deficits: Education, electricity, and taxes
Africa’s 3 deadly deficits: Education, electricity, and taxes Excerpt: In 2016, per capita income growth in sub-Saharan Africa turned negative for the first time in the 2000s. Thanks to the […]
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Article via TheAtlantic: Where Does the South Begin?
Where Does the South Begin? Excerpt: The Post had an interesting article last weekend about how the Washington, D.C. region has lost most of its southern identity in recent decades […]
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Article via BusinessInsider: The US is split into more than a dozen ‘belts’ defined by industry, weather, and even health
The US is split into more than a dozen ‘belts’ defined by industry, weather, and even health Excerpt: The United States can be divided and subdivided into countless regions, each […]
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Infographic via BrilliantMaps: Land Reclamation in the Netherlands 1300 Vs 2000
Land Reclamation in the Netherlands 1300 Vs 2000 The map comparison above shows what the land area of what makes up the Netherlands today, looked like in 1300 compared to […]
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Article via TheGuardian: Cities from Scratch; Watch New Cities Rise from the Desert, Jungle and Sea
Cities from scratch; Watch new cities rise from the desert, jungle and sea Excerpt: “We’re in the midst of new cities fever,” says Prof Sarah Moser. The head of the new […]
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Article via NPR: Oh Dear: Photos Show What Humans Have Done To The Planet
Oh Dear: Photos Show What Humans Have Done To The Planet Humans have made an indelible mark on the planet. Since the mid-20th century, we’ve accelerated the digging of mines, […]
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Article via Geoawesomeness: Leveraging Geospatial Tools and Technology to Document the Land Rights of Vulnerable Communities
Leveraging Geospatial Tools and Technology to Document the Land Rights of Vulnerable Communities Making a positive difference to society through the use of geospatial technology Everyone deserves to be recognized […]
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Article via PennStateNews: Why is the Census Important?
Probing Question: Why is the census important? Every ten years, the U.S. Census Bureau undertakes a mammoth task: tallying up all the people living in the United States and recording […]
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Article via Metrocosm: Your World Map is Hiding Something
Your World Map is Hiding Something There is also another point supporting the view that Mercator is culturally biased. Often the top and bottom of the map are clipped unevenly, giving more space to the […]
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Infographic via BrilliantMaps: Mercator Vs The True Size of Each Country
Map Projections: Mercator Vs The True Size of Each Country November 11, 2018 While it’s well known that the mercator projection distorts the world, the maps here show very clearly […]
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