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INSANE: Mercator - The Real Truth

Our world map is wrong. MAGA likes it

Because the US rejects reality, it voted against the UN's Correct the Map plan

Salon

Paris drops Mercator projection: France now looks smaller on world maps

France is redrawing its world map: deeming the Mercator projection misleading, the foreign ministry will drop it in favour of a map that better reflects actual continental sizes, especially Africa.

Euronews

The UK among 164 nations to vote in support of new world map

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The Independent UK

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UN votes to approve new world map which will show true size of Africa

Africa-led campaign asks governments, schools and tech firms to move away from the centuries-old Mercator projection

The Independent UK

How AI and satellites can help protect our oceans | Euronews Tech Talks

The European Digital Twin Ocean builds on artificial intelligence and satellite technology to create a virtual replica of the ocean for scientists and policymakers. How does it work?

Euronews

Record marine heatwave drives surge of invasive species in Mediterranean

Warming seas are accelerating the spread of invasive species that threaten marine life and fisheries, especially in the Mediterranean, the European Union’s Copernicus Marine Service warned on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

World maps get Africa’s size wrong: cartographers explain why fixing it matters

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 signatures.

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The Guardian view on Africa and maps: drawn true, its scale and promise can’t be ignored

Editorial: The push for fairer cartography rejects colonial shrinkage of a huge continent by the Mercator projection. This is not pedantry. It’s politics

The Guardian - UK

Why an African group wants to replace the traditional world map

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The Independent UK

Mediterranean Sea experienced marine heatwaves of 'record intensity'

The Mediterranean Sea has just experienced its hottest June on record, with marine heatwaves of "record intensity" affecting 62 percent of its surface, Mercator Ocean International announced Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Why This Analyst Is Bullish On These 2 Stocks: XPeng And An American Defense Company

Gianni Di Poce is an analyst at The Mercator, a research company dedicated to the study of economic and financial market trends.

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