Map Monday, National Debt by Country

The US national debt stands at more than $37,000,000,000,000. To put that in perspective, a trillion-dollar stack of $1 bills reaches 67,866 miles. That’s long enough wrap around the earth ~2.73 times. A stack of singles representing the entire debt stretches a little more than ten and a half times… Read more“Map Monday, National Debt by Country”

Map Monday, Local Tax Burden in Each US State

They say the only things certain in life are death and taxes. This blog has already featured several posts about death including: leading causes of death by state, unnatural ways Americans die abroad, and even how major diseases traveled the globe. Now that I’m sitting down to talk with my wife about… Read more“Map Monday, Local Tax Burden in Each US State”

Map Monday, What is Tornado Alley?

Tornado Alley is a non-scientific term used to describe an area in the US where tornadoes are frequent. By some estimates, as many as 25% of the world’s tornadoes form in Tornado Alley. Coined by two US Air Force meteorologists (Maj Ernest Fawbush & Captain Robert Miller) to describe their… Read more“Map Monday, What is Tornado Alley?”