Storm Alex affected the United Kingdom on 03 and 04 October 2020 and that Saturday 03 October 2020 was the UK's wettest day on record since records began in 1891. According to the Met Office blog: "The rainfall was very widespread resulting in average rainfall across the entire UK of 31.7mm, or to put it …
Member States of the Union
Since the formation of the Union by the Articles of Association in 1774 and the Declaration of Independence in 1776, through the ratification of the Constitution by the 13 Colonies in 1787-88 and civil war from 1861 to 1865, and ending with the admission by Congress of Alaska and Hawaii in 1959, it took 183 …
Scottish Trunk Road Fatal Accidents
There were a total of 519 fatal accidents on Scotland's trunk roads between 1st January 2010 and 31st December 2019. Over this period, the deadliest years were 2013 and 2016 with 63 fatalities each year. The deadliest road was the A9 with 74 fatalities in total. The fatalities recorded occurred at locations which were part …
Child-Friendliness of African Governments
This month the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) published the 6th report in their African Report on Child Wellbeing (ARCW) series, with the 2020 edition theme being "How friendly are African governments towards girls?". Previous reports and their themes were: 2008 - How child-friendly are African governments? 2011 - Budgeting for children 2013 - Towards …
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Geographic Insight with Animated Time Series Data
Not all geographic visualisations are maps. Charts, diagrams and graphs can be used to communicate and provide insight. Particularly when used to show change over time. Using the statistical computing and graphics application R, with time series data from the World Bank on metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per capita and urban population as …
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