New Mexico Maps

Submitted by ward on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 10:18am

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This map is a work in progress. The uses of water, air and land are diverse in New Mexico and will change dramatically with climate change. For caretakers of this sacred trust, the map offers a bird’s eye view of the health of our environment. It documents primarily the energy-related sources of pollution, though in New Mexico other polluting factors are also at work.

Link:

http://www.sacredtrustnm.org/p/new-mexico-threat-map.html

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2012

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State

Geographic Area:

Western US

Experts roll out malaria map, urge mosquito study

Submitted by ward on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 10:40am

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Tan Ee Lyn

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(Reuters) - Nearly 3 billion people, or two-fifths of the world's population, were at risk of contracting malaria in 2009 and closer study of the mosquito's life cycle is needed to combat the disease, researchers said in two reports.

In the first study, scientists mapped out the geographical spread of the Plasmodium vivax -- the most common parasite that causes malaria -- using reported cases of malaria and details on temperature and aridity.