Tom PattersonThe Equal Earth map projection. An accurate world map is something that has evaded cartographers for centuries. But this new design just might make distorted maps a thing of the past.

Due to the rotation of the earth the satellite is able to view every spot on earth twice each day. Data from multiple orbits are mosaicked together to provide wide scale global and full earth ...

If we keep burning fossil fuels indefinitely, global ... world’s new coastlines would look like. 8 min read This story appears in the September 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The ...