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 …
Read More »What is the connection between heat and electricity use?
From the eia article June heat wave in the Northwest United States resulted in more demand for electricity by Johnathan DeVilbiss and Mark Morey (7/21/2021): A heat wave in the Northwest United States in late June led to more regional demand for electricity. During periods of high temperatures, electricity demand increases as …
Read More »How hot was March 2021
From NOAA’s Global Climate Report – March 2021: Following a strongly negative Arctic Oscillation (AO) in February 2021, a strongly positive AO was present in March 2021. In a positive phase, the jet stream strengthens and circulates the North Pole, confining the cold Arctic Air across the Polar Regions. The AO value …
Read More »Which top 40 metro areas don’t have a baseball team?
In honor of opening day the Census Bureau posted Major League Baseball is Back on April 1 (No Foolin’) by Derick Moore (3/30/21). Twenty-five of the top 40 metro areas in the United States have MLB teams. As the ranking table below shows, 20 teams are in the top 21 …
Read More »How hot was 2020?
In my last post we saw that December 2020 was only the eighth warmest December. So, how did 2020 fair overall? From NOAA’s Global Climate Report – Annual 2020: With a slightly cooler end to the year, the year 2020 secured the rank of second warmest year in the 141-year …
Read More »How did CEOs do in 2019?
The EPI article CEO compensation surged 14% in 2019 to $21.3 million – CEOs now earn 320 times as much as a typical worker by Lawrence Mishel and Jori Kandra (8/18/2020) provides a detailed analysis of CEO pay. There are 6 charts/tables in the article with data as well as …
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