The look of the world is changing because of climate change and maps are now being redrawn because of it.The latest edition of “The Times Comprehensive Atlas of World” has significant modifications incorporated into it because of differences in the world’s landscapes, a result of global warming, according to editor-in-chief Mick replica A Lange & Sohne 410.025E Men's watch Ashworth. Features like Lake Chad in Africa and the Aral Sea in Asia have been redrawn because of immense changes to their shorelines. Lake Chad is roughly 95 percent smaller than it was in 1963, and the Aral Sea has shrunk by nearly 75 percent. Cartographers have even had to redraw coastlines because of rising sea levels. “We can literally see environmental disasters unfolding before our eyes,” Ashworth told the Agence France Presse.
In our September issue, we reported that Die Moto, the biodiesel-powered motorcycle built by Michael Sturtz, would be used to establish a land-speed record for alternative fuels. Well, Sturts has done it, setting a mark of 130.6 miles per hour over the weekend on Utahs Bonneville Salt Flats. —Grayson SchafferThe U.S. won its first ever replica A Lange & Sohne 401.031 Men's watch gold medal in the mens 5,000 meter race at the World Track and Field Championships this weekend in Osaka, Japan. Actually, it was the first time the U.S. has ever medaled in the event.
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