The Pew article Race is Central to Identity for Black American and Affects How They Connect With Each Other by Kiana Cox and Christine Tamir (4/14/2022) is report on an extensive survey with about 37 charts and tables such as the one copied here. When asked in an open-ended question …
Read More »How hot was March 2022?
From NOAA’s Global Climate Report – March 2022: The March 2022 global surface temperature departure was the fifth highest for March in the 143-year record at 0.95°C (1.71°F) above the 20th century average. This was also the highest monthly temperature departure since November 2020. The seven warmest Marches have occurred …
Read More »How hot was Feb 2022?
From NOAA’s Global Climate Report – February 2022: The February 2022 global surface temperature was the seventh highest on record at 0.81°C (1.46°F) above the 20th century average. This value was 0.17°C (0.31°F) warmer than last year’s February value (2021), but 0.45°C (0.81°F) cooler than the record-warm February set in …
Read More »How much has sea level risen where you live?
If you live along the cost you might be interested in how much sea level has risen. Climat.gov has the answer on their page Interactive map: How has local sea level in the United States changed over time? by Rebecca Lindsey, et. el. (Updated 3/2/2022). Zoom in on the map …
Read More »What are the challenges for young adults?
The Pew article Most in the U.S. say young adults today face more challenges than their parents’ generation in some key areas by Stella Sechopoulos (2/28/20220) provides the survey response graph copied here. There are generational difference in these responses: While majorities across all age groups say young adults have …
Read More »Are cancer deaths declining?
The graph here from Our Word in Data’s Cancer page is a tutorial in quantitative literacy. From 1990 to 2019 the total number of cancer death’s in the U.S. increases 43.5%. So, cancer deaths are up. But the overall population is growing so we need to normalize and we need …
Read More »What is NASA’s Eyes on the Earth?
From the Vital Sings of the Planet Article NASA’s Eyes on the Earth Puts the World at Your Fingertips (11/16/201): NASA’s real-time 3D visualization tool Eyes on the Earth got a recent upgrade to include more datasets, putting the world at your fingertips. Using the tool, you can track the planet’s vital …
Read More »How effective are COVID-19 vaccines?
The Our World in Data article How do death rates from COVID-19 differ between people who are vaccinated and those who are not? by Edouard Mathieu and Max Roser (11/23/2021) provide the answer. For example, their graph here is the death rate by vaccination status. The weakly death rate for …
Read More »How do we explore invasive aquatic species in the Great Lakes basin?
The Great Lakes Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Information System (GLANSIS) is designed to to be a “one-stop shop” for information about non-native species in the Great Lakes. GLANSIS hosts regional data about identification, ecology, distribution, environmental and socioeconomic impacts, management, and control of nonindigenous species throughout the Great Lakes basin, along …
Read More »How much of the West is in drought?
Over 99% of the West has been in drought for the month of July and 4/6/2021 was the last time it was below 90%. Roughly 25% has been in exceptional drought since May. Over 60 million people (about 20% of the U.S. population) are estimated in the drought areas in …
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