Light pollution map is exactly as promised, and works like Google Earth: scroll, zoom and bring up various different datasets and legends to make sense of it all. I'm always stuck by that dead-straight transition between light and dark in North America, from Winnipeg to Austin. That mystery metropolis in North Dakota? Oilfields!
Light pollution map of the world
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New York City gets first decent subway map since the 1970s
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Generate maps of Europe showing translations of English words
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Microsoft dropped a lifetime license for Office and we're all being super normal about it
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Work, play, and stay connected with this $110 iPad
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Power through your day with this $425 MacBook Pro
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