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The Lop Nur Potash Ponds are located in the Taklamakan Desert of northern China. Potash, a form of potassium salt, is a major nutrient for plant growth and a key ingredient in fertilizers. The bright colors seen in this Overview occur because the water is dyed blue to absorb more sunlight and heat, thereby reducing the amount of time it takes for water to evaporate and the potash to crystallize.
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40°25'04.7"N, 90°47'42.9"E
Source imagery: DigitalGlobe
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Deforestation in Bolivia has primarily been driven by the expansion of mechanized agriculture and cattle ranching. It is seen here in Santa Cruz, immediately adjacent to untouched tracts of forest. While tree-clearing rates are now relatively stable at about 200,000 hectares (494,000 acres) a year, it is estimated that Bolivia lost 1,820,000 hectares (4.5 million acres) of forests from 2000 to 2010. Since today is #ArborDay, we hope this Overview will inspire you to plant a tree and help preserve the natural beauty of our one and only home.
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17°23'15.7"S, 60°33'43.6"W
Source imagery: DigitalGlobe
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Foucault called this kind social diversity “heterotopia,” not to be confused with heterosexual, obviously! Looks cool to me… even better if the two “girls” could chat a bit…
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Animating the Mercator projection to the true size of each country in relation to all the others [GIF]
This cartogram in GIF format makes an awesome illustration of flat-map distortion – a critique of the mercator map in this case
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Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sung
(Text: 16th Century; Tune: Benjamin Britten)
The Ankor Choir
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