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Think Progress: In one week, 1,928 record-high temperatures were broken or tied nationwide

think-progress:

Here are just a few of the records broken.

Read more about the link between global warming and extreme weather at ThinkProgress.

109° Columbia, SC (old record 107° on two previous occasions)
109° Cairo, IL (old record 106° on 8/9/1930)
108° Paducah, KY (ties same on 7/17/1942
106°…

usagov: Image description: This map shows tornado tracks from 1950 to 2006. Stronger tornadoes appear as brighter lines. The map was created by John Nelson of IDV Solutions using data that’s available on Data.gov. Learn more about the map.

usagov:

Image description: This map shows tornado tracks from 1950 to 2006. Stronger tornadoes appear as brighter lines.

The map was created by John Nelson of IDV Solutions using data that’s available on Data.gov. Learn more about the map.

think-progress:

Income inequality, as seen from outer space. More trees = wealthier neighborhood.

Featured here: Chicago, Boston, Oakland

thedailyfeed: Nearly 40 million people living in the U.S. — a full 13% of U.S. residents — weren’t born here.  Roughly two in five foreign-born residents are naturalized citizens, and nearly one-third came to the United States in 2000 or later, according to the census data. More than one in four residents in California and more than one in five in New York and New Jersey were foreign-born. The highest proportion of the foreign-born — 53 percent — come from Latin America and the Caribbean. Mexico alone accounted for 29 percent.

thedailyfeed:

Nearly 40 million people living in the U.S. — a full 13% of U.S. residents — weren’t born here. 

Roughly two in five foreign-born residents are naturalized citizens, and nearly one-third came to the United States in 2000 or later, according to the census data.

More than one in four residents in California and more than one in five in New York and New Jersey were foreign-born. The highest proportion of the foreign-born — 53 percent — come from Latin America and the Caribbean. Mexico alone accounted for 29 percent.

good: According to a new Pew study, increasing your earning potential may require literally moving on up: If you aim to climb the income ladder in the United States, your best bet might be to move north and east—and definitely stay out of the south.

good:

According to a new Pew study, increasing your earning potential may require literally moving on up: If you aim to climb the income ladder in the United States, your best bet might be to move north and east—and definitely stay out of the south.

lulinternet: hold down alt/option while clicking the reblog button on your dashboard to see da supa fly gif i was contracted to make

lulinternet:

hold down alt/option while clicking the reblog button on your dashboard to see da supa fly gif i was contracted to make

funnyordie: Reblog to Win K-Swiss Blades! Kenny Powers announced today that he combined the fastest shit he’s ever seen to make the fastest shoes you’ve ever seen. Someone who reblogs this will win a pair of these K-Swiss Blades!

funnyordie:

Reblog to Win K-Swiss Blades!

Kenny Powers announced today that he combined the fastest shit he’s ever seen to make the fastest shoes you’ve ever seen.

Someone who reblogs this will win a pair of these K-Swiss Blades!

parislemon: This is actually the craziest chart about Apple following their insane earnings today. There is exactly one company on that entire list that is not an oil and gas company. And they’re not that far from the top. 

parislemon:

This is actually the craziest chart about Apple following their insane earnings today.

There is exactly one company on that entire list that is not an oil and gas company. And they’re not that far from the top. 

thedailyfeed: Mitt Romney earned $21.6 million in 2010 — and paid just 14% in taxes, far less than Newt Gingrich’s 31.7% or Obama’s 26.3%. In fact, the Romneys paid a higher tax rate to foreign countries, handing over 18 percent on the almost $375,000 that they garnered abroad. The former Massachusetts governor also shelled out almost $3 million to charity, roughly 16 percent of his post-tax haul.

thedailyfeed:

Mitt Romney earned $21.6 million in 2010 — and paid just 14% in taxes, far less than Newt Gingrich’s 31.7% or Obama’s 26.3%.

In fact, the Romneys paid a higher tax rate to foreign countries, handing over 18 percent on the almost $375,000 that they garnered abroad. The former Massachusetts governor also shelled out almost $3 million to charity, roughly 16 percent of his post-tax haul.