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Here’s Where Americans Can Expect Earthquakes To Cause The Most Damage In 2017
The USGS has issued its now annual seismic-hazard forecast for the central and eastern United States. The updated maps, which highlight both natural and human-induced earthquakes, show that millions of Americans are likely to feel the earth shake beneath their feet over the next 12 months.
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Gorgeous New Maps Show How Dramatically Our Planet’s Surface Water Is Changing
Using an expert computer system to parse through over three million satellite photos, scientists have compiled a high resolution map of the Earth that’s offering an unprecedented glimpse into how our planet’s surface water has changed over the past three decades.
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So How Close Do You Live To A Nuclear Bomb?
Hooray. If you live south of the Equator or in any of the countries that light up green in the map above, you’re good. Keep on living there because you don’t squat next to any nuclear weapons. But if you’re in the countries painted red — like the United States, Germany, Russia, China, India and…
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Watch How The World’s Population Has Grown Over The Years
Video: It took a long time to get going. But once we did, damn, we kind of got out of control didn’t we?