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The hurricane dead zone: Map shows coastline that hurricanes can't seem to reach
The map is a fascinating representation of the protection geography and meteorology gives the millions of people who live in ...
Map Reveals States With Most Single-Parent Households
The area with the highest proportion of single-parent households is the District of Columbia on 33 percent of all homes with ...
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Even in 1784 America, It Was Impossible to Make a Map Without Infuriating Someone
The first map of the United States drawn and printed in America by an American was, until a few years ago, hardly known at all. Only seven original copies exist, and the best preserved is now on ...
Map: 5.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern California
A moderately strong, 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Monday, according to the United States ...
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In These Colorful ‘Food Maps,’ Nations Are What They Eat
This story appears in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Food for thought: How does one ingredient become linked to one place? That’s one question artists Henry Hargreaves ...