The Population Density of the USA in 3D

HomeArea.com has created a series of interactive maps to explore the population of the United States and how that population has changed over time. These maps visualize the population density of the United States today and how the population center of the country has shifted during its short history.

3D Population Density of the US is an interactive map which shows the population density of

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The Extreme Heat Forecast Map

About two hours after posting yesterday's Map Mania post on extreme heat maps I discovered that the National Weather Service actually has an interactive map which forecasts potential heat risks for the next seven days. This new weather forecast map provides a quick overview of the potential heat risk for the upcoming week.

The NWS HeatRisk map uses a simple color scale to show the forecast of

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How far can you travel on a Dublin bus?

Dublin is currently planning a major overhaul of its bus network. This will involve a more efficient network which connects more locations and which will carry more passengers. Of course the new network also carries the danger of upsetting existing customers, who are familiar with the current routes and services.

What better way to show the benefits of the new Dublin bus network than with an

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Extreme Heat Kills

Extreme heat is a killer and this summer has yet again been a season of extreme temperatures. From 1975 to 2004 an estimated extra 1,300 deaths occurred annually, on average, during periods of extreme summer heat. This is a figure that is likely to significantly rise as we experience more and more days of extreme heat.

Last year the New York Times created an animated map to show how extreme

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How far can you get in 30 minutes?

Oalley is an interactive map that can tell you how far you can travel within a given time. For example it can visualize on a map everywhere that you can travel to in 30 minutes by car, train or bike (France only) from your current location.

If you enter a location into Oalley, a method of transport and a period of time you can view an isochrone map showing how far you can travel in that time

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The Street Names of Paris

Le Figaro has been researching the history of street names in Paris. In particular it has examined how many Parisian roads were named for people and which historical periods those people are from. It then colored those roads on a map of Paris to show which historical period is most commemorated in Paris' roads.

In What Paris Street Names Reveal the newspaper says that a total of 2,500 streets

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Korea is #4 country that imports EU beer the most

Article: There's a lot of European beer around... Turns out that Korea is the 4th country that imports EU beer the most

Source: Yeonhap via Naver

Ranking of countries that import EU beer the most

1) USA

2) China

3) Canada

4) Korea

5) Russia

6) Switzerland

7) Australia

8) Taiwan

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1. [+1507, -115] The size of Korea isn't even comparable to USA, China, and Canada but we're #4. It's because Korean beer sucks.

2. [+779, -84] Korean beer sucks because there's no competition. European beer tastes good. But let's not drink the Chinese beer Tsingtao!

3. [+265, -45] It's because Korean beer tastes like urine.

4. [+179, -23] Why does domestic beer suck so much?

5. [+182, -37] This small country is full of drinkers, huh?

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Source: Nate

1. [+335, -18] It's better than domestic beer.

2. [+310, -13] European beer tastes good, indeed...

3. [+246, -10] The quality is too different from domestic beer. We can't help it.

4. [+14, -2] Honestly, the Japanese beer Asahi isn't good...

5. [+11, -2] German beer is just amazing.

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The Shark Tracking Map

You can now explore the movements of 45 sharks off the east coast of America on Oceana's interactive Global Fishing Watch map. Millions of sharks are caught and killed every year by fishing boats. By overlaying the shark tracks on top of the Global Fishing Watch map users can view where these sharks have intersected with nearby commercial fishing vessels.

Global Fishing Watch aims to help

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Staff at Wanna One's fansign criticized for her rude actions

She takes the fan's phone and looks through it

She takes the fan's gift out of Jihun's hands and gives it back to the fan

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Pann: Going too far at Wanna One's Shinhan Bank fansign

1. [+191, -2] I'm not a fan but I was so pissed off so I watched the whole video and she smiled at Jihun like this after the fan left. She's working there as a fan ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

2. [+154, -2] Is she crazy? Why is she looking at someone's phone?

3. [+137, -4] She likes Jihun for sure

4. [+83, -0] I also saw this ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Her facial expression is so mean. She also clicked a lot on the fan's phone. I wonder what she was looking at.

5. [+72, -0] I'm a non-fan but is there a way to stop someone like her? Please look into taking legal actions to someone who looks at one's phone without permission.

6. [+62, -0] Why the hell is she looking at the fan's phone at a fansign?

7. [+60, -0] Why is the bitch pissed off? Can't they fire the bitchf?

8. [+47, -0] I really don't understand. Why is she looking at the fan's phone?

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Mapping the Global Refugee Crisis

Refugee Flow uses an interactive 3d globe to visualize the current migration crisis across the world. The site uses a number of different datasets and interactive visualizations to explore different aspects of the crisis that force millions of people to flee from their homes.

Refugee Crisis is divided into two main sections; Armed Conflicts and Migration Routes. The Armed Conflicts section

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