Here’s an amazing Google Map mashup. See what a 7 meter rise in sea level will do to any part of the globe. Scary stuff: here’s a view of Vancouver with a 7 meter rise in sea level.
Wanna watch The Lorax?
Gitmo in Black and White
From Slate Magazine: This week marked the fourth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war. Our partners at Magnum Photos are commemorating the event with an interactive audio slide show about the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. Photographer Paolo Pellegrin photographed the camp and its prisoners in 2006. The essay also includes photos of released detainees in London, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Afghanistan.
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