The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...
The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead ...
With that said, Battlefield 6 is still leveraging feedback to shape the final release. It’s unclear just how much of that feedback can be implemented with less than two months until release, but it’s ...
Hurricane Erin is churning through the Atlantic with sustained winds of 125 mph, posing a threat of dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday ...
The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays Africa ...
A heat dome is trapping over 90 million Americans in extreme temperatures this week with the National Weather Service issuing heat alerts from Nebraska to Florida. Dangerous heat threatens to bake ...
Multiple states are under extreme heat warnings, advisories or watches on Wednesday, July 23 due to a heat dome that is expected to slowly spread east, according to the National Weather Service. The ...
Some of our most dangerous moments happen simply from driving down the road. This week, we look at some trends in traffic collisions, and see where accidents are happening in your neighborhood. First, ...
Some of our most dangerous moments happen simply from driving down the road. This week, we look at some trends in traffic collisions, and see where accidents are happening in your neighborhood. First, ...
Jeremy Porter is a professor of quantitative methods in the social sciences at the City University of New York. In theory, the maps enable homeowners, businesses and local officials to understand ...
Jeremy Porter has nothing to disclose. Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ...