AFRICA - African forest maps reveal areas vulnerable to the effects of climate change [Nature, April 2021]

Title:

African forest maps reveal areas vulnerable to the effects of climate change 

 

Authors:

Marion Pfeifer & Deo D. Shirima

 

Published:

Nature, 21 April 2021

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00978-0

 

From the article:

An analysis of six million trees reveals spatial patterns in the vulnerability of Central African rainforests to climate change and human activities. The maps generated could be used to guide targeted actions across national boundaries.

 

New maps reveal details about the size and shape of Earth's lost 8th continent, Zealandia, which disappeared under the Pacific Ocean

Title:
New maps reveal details about the size and shape of Earth's lost 8th continent, Zealandia, which disappeared under the Pacific Ocean

Author:
Aylin Woodward

Published:
Business Insider India, 25 June 2020
https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/new-maps-reveal-details-about-the-size-and-shape-of-earths-lost-8th-continent-zealandia-which-disappeared-under-the-pacific-ocean/articleshow/76587257.cms

From the article:
Scientists confirmed that the submerged land mass, named Zealandia, was its own continent in 2017. But they hadn't been able to map its full breadth until now.

On Monday, researchers from GNS Science in New Zealand announced that they'd mapped the shape and size of the continent in unprecedented detail. They put their maps on an interactive website so that users could virtually explore the continent.

FASCINATING - Mapped: Visualizing the True Size of Africa (by Jeff Desjardins)

Title:
Mapped: Visualizing the True Size of Africa

Author:
Jeff Desjardins

Published:
Visual Capitalist, 19 February 2020

From the article:
"Take a look at any map, and it’s clear that the African continent is a big place.  However, despite the common perception that Africa is a large landmass, it’s still one that is vastly underestimated by most casual map viewers."

To read this article:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/map-true-size-of-africa/