The graphic begins by showing an orange shape equal to the area of land burned in an average Canadian wildfire season: 24,600 square kilometers. For reference, Toronto is 630 square kilometers.

“We must act fast, our models show that over 1.3 million square kilometers of this important land – an area larger than South Africa – is likely to have its habitat cleared for human uses by ...

With sea level rising and ice caps melting, it’s easy to believe that more of Earth’s land is covered by water every year. While this is certainly true in some places, a new study found that ...

They’re great at showing systems that are out ... As Galka notes, New York City’s 305 square miles make up 8/1000ths of 1 percent of the land area of the United States. Yet New York City ...

Hollandse Hoogte / Frans Lemmens luchtfotografie The area of land in use for housing, industry and infrastructure increased by 200 square kilometres from 2013 to 2020. The area of land in use for ...

In the Great Lakes region, Michigan was No. 1 for water area at 40,175 square miles, the USGS data show. Water area calculations ... was included as part of land area calculations.