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This summer, there has been a lot of wildfire activity across the Pacific Northwest. Air quality has reached record levels of unhealthy ratings across the region as smoke is funneled across the landscape underneath temperature inversions and high pressure atmospheric conditions. The Northwest Interagency Coordination Center has a website upon which people can interactively explore information about the various known wildfires currently burning. When you get to the website, you can click on the "fire" icon next to a wildfire's name to learn more about that particular wildfire.
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Map users are often unaware of the ways that map makers can subtly change characteristics of maps to emphasize certain aspects of the map. This short blog/article focuses on a few of the ways in which map users and map readers can better recognize how a mass media map might have been created to project a particular perspective as opposed to being a more objectively-produced map. If this topic is one that grabs your attention, consider reading an excellent book by Mark Monmonier that explores related topics in far more depth.
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October 2018
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