Source: The world's extinct and endangered species – interactive map"... Today, one in eight birds, one in four mammals, one in five invertebrates, one in three amphibians, and half of all turtles face extinction..."
Monday, September 3, 2012
Random charts - endangered species
Source: The world's extinct and endangered species – interactive map
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Random chart - nuclear stockpiles
Source: Worth the Wait "... Since the 1970s, Republican presidents have had a better track record than Democrats in decisively cutting nuclear deals as well as the size of the U.S. stockpile. Hans Kristensen at the Federation of American Scientists has blogged on this topic, and has kindly prepared the accompanying graphic..."From the FAS link:
"... As it turns out, Republican presidents have been the biggest nuclear reducers in the post-Cold War era. Republican presidents seem to have a thing for 50 percent nuclear reductions. During the George H.W. Bush presidency from 1989-1993, the size of the U.S. nuclear stockpile was cut by nearly 50 percent from 22,217 to 11,511 warheads. The number of deployed strategic warheads dropped from 12,300 to 7,114, or 42 percent, during the same period.Likewise, during the George W. Bush presidency from 2001-2009, the stockpile was cut by nearly 50 percent from 10,526 to 5,113 warheads. The number of deployed strategic warheads was cut by 65 percent from 5,668 to 1,968 warheads..."
Random chart - Isaac rainfall
Source: Though Isaac Weakens, Rainfall Still Enormous"Though Isaac’s winds have now weakened below Tropical Storm force, the rainfall generated from this storm continues to be enormous. The latest five day rainfall forecast from the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center — the part of the National Weather Service that deals with big inland storms — has a big bulls-eye over some of the very same states that have been racked by record-setting drought so far this summer..."
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Random chart - college advantage
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Source: The College Advantage: Weathering The Economic Storm (16-pg PDF)
It's conclusion? "The Great Recession that began in December 2007.... A large majority of jobs lost in the recession and in the recovery had been held by workers with a high school diploma or less. The only real gains made during the still struggling recovery are in jobs filled by workers with at least some postsecondary education. The gradual shift to more-educated workers has been going on for decades, but the recession gave it a mighty push..."
It's conclusion? "The Great Recession that began in December 2007.... A large majority of jobs lost in the recession and in the recovery had been held by workers with a high school diploma or less. The only real gains made during the still struggling recovery are in jobs filled by workers with at least some postsecondary education. The gradual shift to more-educated workers has been going on for decades, but the recession gave it a mighty push..."
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