Drug Cartels in Mexico

A map of Mexico's drug cartels.

Effects of Chile's Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Ash Cloud

The MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured a visible image of the ash plume from the eruption of Chile's Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano chain spreading across South America on June 13 , 2011. The wind shifted from the day before and was now blowing from the west and southwest, pushing the plume east and northeast. (Reuters/NASA Goddard/MODIS Rapid Response, Jeff Schmaltz).

(More photos at The Atlantic).

1901 Map of Undersea Cables for the Eastern Telegraph Company System

Maps showing the locations of1901 and 2008 undersea cables.

The Perfect Wave

Lee Kelly goes the extra mile to snap the swell shots of man and board.

The Arctic Light

The Arctic Light from TSO Photography on Vimeo.

Passing Clouds

Hector Thunderstorm Project from Murray Fredericks http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifon Vimeo.

Futurology

Futurology is the study of postulating possible, probable, and preferable futures and the worldviews and myths that underlie them. It seeks to understand what is likely to continue and what is likely to change..

20 Facts About U.S. Inequality

(From The Stanford Center for the Study of Poeverty and Inequality)