Jul 12, 2016 · Around 77 million people are moving from rural to urban areas each year. The latest UN World Cities Report has found that the number of “megacities” – those with more than 10 million people – has more than doubled over the past two …

Mar 16, 2016 · The map starts back in a time when much of central Europe was part of the Holy Roman Empire and Spain was largely under Islamic rule. As time moves on, the Mongol Empire appears in the north-east and the Ottoman Empire grows to cover much of the south-east.

Sep 15, 2021 · The map needed over 450 research teams to produce, and incorporated nearly two million satellite images. A unique partnership has produced the first-ever high-resolution satellite map of the world's shallow coral reefs .

Jul 12, 2016 · He points out that London to Athens and Algeria to Cameroon are roughly the same distance, as the crow flies. However, when it comes to journey time, a very different picture emerges: London to Athens takes roughly three and a half hours, while the fastest route from Algeria to Cameroon, via Istanbul, is approximately 24 hours, with three separate take-offs and …

Jul 22, 2019 · Otherwise known as a Wright-Molyneux world map, this linear representation of the earth’s cylindrical map quickly became the standard for navigation. 1778-1832: The emergence of modern world maps The invention of the marine chronometer transformed marine navigation—as ships were now able to detect both longitude and latitude.

Dec 21, 2016 · This animated map shows how urban civilizations developed over a time span of nearly 6,000 years. Blogger Max Galka created the visualization for his Metrocosm site using data from a new study published in the journal Scientific Nature Data .

Nov 3, 2021 · These are the 9 key events which led to the current shape of modern countries in Europe and how their borders changed over time. The history of Europe is breathtakingly complex. While there are rare exceptions like Andorra and Portugal, which have had remarkably static borders for hundreds of years, jurisdiction over portions of the continent ...

Jul 20, 2016 · Despite the Brexit campaign focusing on the free movement of people within the European Union, migration into the UK is global – as the map below makes clear. Image: Metrocosm.com Extensive migration and movement across the globe can bring with it challenges, including pressure on infrastructure and basic services.

Jan 17, 2019 · At the same time, a new technology from the Third Industrial Revolution, the internet, connected people all over the world in an even more direct way. The orders Keynes could place by phone in 1914 could now be placed over the internet. Instead of having them delivered in a few weeks, they would arrive at one’s doorstep in a few days.

Jul 22, 2022 · Moreover, the World Health Organization estimates that over 166,000 people died from extreme heat between 1998 and 2017. Understanding global warming through heat maps To visualise the rapid rate of global warming, scroll through the heat maps below to examine temperature anomalies throughout the decades and see just how much the world's ...