Maps
in the News: Syria, Sharks, and a
Superfund Site
The
Institute for the Study of War has released an updated map of Isis of the
Middle East. The circled blue areas
depict changes. The Isis areas in Syria and
Iraq are shrinking, but fighting near Raqqa and Mosul has intensified and
Aleppo remains bleak.
Scientists
working with OCEARCH, a nonprofit shark research organization, tagged a
young shark pup named “Montauk” off the coast of Montauk, New York last
week. The OCEARCH Global Shark Tracker allows users to track the shark pup and others
in real-time.
1921 Sanborn Fire Insurance map of the Anaconda Lead Products Company,
East Chicago, Indiana
Ball State University Libraries
(click to enlarge)
The
residents of a housing complex in East Chicago, Indiana will be forced to move
due to lead contamination from demolished processing plants located on the site
starting around 1920. The Environmental Protection Agency provides a map of the site.
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