8 May 2021 Earth Science Sites of the Week

[Francek, Mark]

Hello everyone,

This week’s 8 May 2021 Earth Science Sites of the Week feature the following resources:
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Editor’s Picks: ***1) Coastlines and Country Resize, 2) Winter’s Fury Alberta Clippers Infographic, *****3) Interactive Space View Of All Satellites And Space Junk.
Environmental

1. Brazil’s Pantanal Fires Threaten to Destroy One of The World’s Greatest Natural Wonders
General

1. Where are the world’s most expensive cities?
2. Percentage of Population That is Not Proficient in English
Geosphere

1. Coastlines and Country Resize
Weather

1. Winter’s Fury Alberta Clippers

2. Winter’s Fury Colorado Low

Space

1. Space Junk Interactive


Environmental
Name
BRAZIL’S PANTANAL FIRES THREATEN TO DESTROY ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST NATURAL WONDERS
Site URL
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147269/fires-char-the-pantanal
Site Author
NASA
Suggested By
David Meyer
Description

“The fires that are raging through the Brazilian Pantanal threaten to destroy one of the world’s most beautiful and biodiversity-rich wildernesses.”

General
Name
WHERE ARE THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES?
Site URL
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/11/18/where-are-the-worlds-most-expensive-cities4
Site Author
The Economist
Suggested By
Simon Kuestenmacher
Description
“According to the latest findings of the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey<https://www.eiu.com/wcol> from The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), our sister company, the French capital has the highest living costs in the world. Hong Kong and Zurich share the top spot in the survey, which compares the prices of nearly 140 products and services in 133 cities around the world.”

Name
AMERICAN LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY
Site URL
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/05/21/millions-of-u-s-citizens-dont-speak-english-to-each-other-thats-not-a-problem/
Site Author
Simon Kuestenmacher
Suggested By
Mark Francek
Description
Map shows the storage of the US population not speaking English at home.

Geosphere
Name
COAST LINES AND COUNTRY RESIZE
Site URL
http://www.viewsoftheworld.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CoastlinesCartogram.png
Site Author
Benjamin Hennig
Suggested By
NESTA Twitter
Description
“The countries of the world resized according to the length of their coastline.”
Weather
Name
WINTER’S FURY ALBERTA CLIPPERS INFOGRAPHIC
Site URL
https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/Infographics/alberta_clipper.png
Site Author
NOAA
Suggested By
NESTA Twitter
Description
Infographic on these fast moving low pressure systems.

Name
WINTER’S FURY COLORADO LOW
Site URL
https://www.weather.gov/images/wrn/Infographics/colorado_low.png
Site Author
NOAA
Suggested By
NESTA Twitter
Description
Infographic of these lows forming on the east side of the Rocky Mts.

Space
Name
INTERACTIVE SPACE VIEW OF ALL SATELLITES AND SPACE JUNK
Site URL
http://stuffin.space/
Site Author
Stuffin Space
Suggested By
Dave Meyer
Description
Neat look at satellite and junk orbiting earth. Stuff in Space is a real-time 3D map of objects in Earth orbit, visualized using WebGL. The website updates daily with orbit data from Space-Track.org<http://www.space-track.org/> and uses the excellent satellite.js<https://github.com/shashwatak/satellite-js> Java.


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Mark Francek
Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies
Dow 285
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
Phone: (989) 774 7617
Spring 2021 Office Hours: TTh 10:30-1 or by app't. in person or WebEx
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