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We curate the world’s most compelling maps to help you navigate topics affecting the planet and everyone who lives here. Submit your maps for consideration!

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Smoke (black carbon) from Southeast Asia—largely Thailand and Laos—caught up by the winds of Typhoon Sinlaku maps.com/earth-in-actio…
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The world watched as Artemis II visited the Moon and brought excitement and hope back to Earth. Explore a timeline of humanity's lunar ambitions in this work by Anna Diederichs: maps.com/lunar-missions…
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A companion map documents more than 1.3 million craters on the Moon. Both are available to explore and download as high-resolution posters.
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We're sure it is better to be there. But even if you're still firmly on planet Earth, you too can explore the Moon. Our map of the lunar surface shows named craters, landing sites, and other features of our only natural satellite. maps.com/lunar-surface-…
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Mike Huff mapped over 600 lighthouses along the Atlantic coast. In our latest Back to the Map, we hear more about this enormous project and Huff's creative process. maps.com/lighthouses-ma…
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Arctic sea ice is experiencing a downward trend in total extent. It's also getting thinner. See where these changes are happening in an animation from @NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio. maps.com/animated-sea-i…
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Earlier springs, longer summers, and warmer temperatures bring both people and ticks into nature at higher numbers. And the implications for public health are serious.
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Spring temperatures aren't the only thing arriving and climbing. As the weather warms, ticks are also on the move. As spring temperatures trend warmer and earlier each year, ticks are expanding their seasonal and geographic range. The result: Lyme disease is on the rise. maps.com/cases-of-lyme-…
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NASA recently confirmed a large meteor entered the atmosphere over Ohio. How common are these fireballs? This map shows meteors detected by government sensors between 1988-2025: maps.com/mapping-meteor… The Ohio meteor was nearly 1200 times smaller than the 2013 Chelyabinsk event.
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With Earth in Action you can see how agricultural burning influences black carbon around the globe. But activity in the US reveals a different scenario as Nebraska battles its largest wildfires in state history. nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/wildfir…
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Earth in Action launches with five new maps, each updated with the latest data every day. Explore topics like air temperature, atmospheric dust and black carbon, and even composites that show multiple aerosols at once. Live now at: maps.com/earth-in-actio…
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We are excited to introduce our newest collection of maps designed to capture and illuminate Earth’s perpetual change. maps.com/announcing-ear…
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Learn about the seismic and primordial forces that literally shaped the planet over millions of years. This interactive story takes you through time as continents and landforms fracture and drift. maps.com/animated-conti…
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Does the elevation at which athletes are born tip the scales toward earning gold in the Winter Olympics? We wondered. And then we mapped the birth elevations for medalists across Winter Olympic sports.maps.com/winter-olympic…
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In 2022, the US commercial fishing industry landed a total of 8.4 billion pounds valued at $5.9 billion. That same year, commercial fishing supported 1.6 million jobs across the country. Our latest animated map takes a look at the US fishing industry across several species and locations. maps.com/commercial-fis…
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