As residents across Western Washington click refresh on air quality maps, hoping for any sign of relief, they may notice conflicting information. Some maps show varying levels of unhealthy air, even ...

A green map from 2017 and red map 2022 with summer temperatures show two different things in two different formats, though they appeared on the same TV show. German public broadcasters shared weather ...

Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people's perceptions of Earth. However, because all flat maps have compromises built into them, ...

Is it possible to create the “perfect” expression of data on a map? William Rankin doesn’t think so. While most mainstream maps that use a jigsaw-puzzle-like format — solid color shapes separated by ...

Images of two different kinds of weather map are being misleadingly compared online to suggest forecasters have altered their graphics and displays to exaggerate the impact of climate change. Social ...