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Re:Why Our Intuition About Sea-Level Rise Is Wrong by eloff on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @09:17AM (#23390646)
Here's another one: the majority of Canada's population actually lives south of the 49 parallel, which for the most part is the US border.

The reason is most of the population is in Ontario and Quebec, and the majority of that population is south of the 49th. The southernmost part of Canada at Niagara falls is actually at the same latitude as northern California. Which is why it is a big wine growing region.

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Re:Why Our Intuition About Sea-Level Rise Is Wrong by escape_goat on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @01:54PM (#23393887)
Your recollection is not quite correct here. The border between California and Oregon is at the 42nd parallel, while Niagara falls is at the 43rd. The southernmost part of Canada is Essex County, near Detroit, which does cross the 42nd parallel. The Niagara region is a big wine growing region primarily because of the moderating effect of the Great Lakes on the climate and the shelter provided by the Niagara escarpment.
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Re:Why Our Intuition About Sea-Level Rise Is Wrong by ddlatham on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @10:40AM (#23391492)
As a native to the US west coast, I was very surprised to realize that Toronto, Ontario is further south than Portland, Oregon.
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Re:Why Our Intuition About Sea-Level Rise Is Wrong by arh68 on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @03:16PM (#23394985)
Wow so I looked at a map: Portland, Oregon is north of Portland, Maine? Maine?! That is surprising.

And I was the nerd in high school pointing out Rome is north of NYC.

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Re:Why Our Intuition About Sea-Level Rise Is Wrong by altoidaltoid on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @11:08AM (#23391821)
I always refer to my Toronto colleagues ( I am in Seattle ) as Southerners...
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Re:Why Our Intuition About Sea-Level Rise Is Wrong by naveens on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @12:51PM (#23393128)
Distortions of the Mercator Projection...
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Re:Why Our Intuition About Sea-Level Rise Is Wrong by ddlatham on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @12:55PM (#23393179)
I'm not sure how that would affect perceptions of relative latitude.
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Re:Why Our Intuition About Sea-Level Rise Is Wrong by mec31 on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @02:05PM (#23394008)
Here’s one of my favorites: What state in the US is closest to Africa?
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Re:Why Our Intuition About Sea-Level Rise Is Wrong by barking on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @03:51AM (#23401028)
That's a really good one (I googled the answer), never would have expected it.
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