Oregon’s Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley is calling on the U.S. government to cut its funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s climate science agency.Merkleys office said in a statement that Merkys call is an important step in protecting the future of science and science-based policymaking in the United States.The senator said in […]
With the global economy struggling, Australia’s government is warning Australians to avoid making rash decisions, including a massive stimulus package.Prime Minister Scott Morrison has already announced he will cut the public sector’s deficit in half and said a $12bn package would be enough to keep the economy from hitting a recession.The government is urging people […]
Popular movies that are popular in the United States but in Nevada aren’t the same movies being made there, according to data from the Census Bureau released Friday.That’s according to a study from the Center for Immigration Studies, a nonpartisan research group based in Washington.The study found the films that make up popular movies in […]
A new census is being conducted in 2020 in California, the second state to conduct the 2020 census.The Census Bureau is asking California residents to provide a new identity, so that the bureau can track and monitor trends in the state’s population.The 2020 census is the first in 20 years, and the Census Bureau says […]
The world’s population is growing by about 5 million a year, according to a report from the World Bank.And while that may not seem like a lot when you’re just seeing numbers on a map, it’s a number that can easily change if you want to look at the population growth of different countries.But before […]
Houston population 2020 is an interactive visualization that illustrates the state of population in the United States as a whole, as well as the city of Houston.You can click on the map to see the exact population data from the 2020 census.The map shows that in 2020, there are over 4,500,000 people living in the […]
Invented in New York City, the taco is a staple of Mexican culture.But the food has its own quirks.We take a look at the differences between the burrito and the taco and find out how to make them yourself.The burrito, invented in New Angeles, California, is usually served with two ingredients: beef and tomato sauce.These […]
0.4 million residents live in the Milwaukee area, making it the fifth most populated metro area in the country.The average age in Milwaukee is 44, the highest in the nation.And, according to the latest census, about 11 percent of Milwaukee residents have a bachelor’s degree.But the city is also a destination for retirees and people […]
New roads and bridges have been installed in China’s Taipei, Taiwan, to become the most advanced in the world and make the city one of the most densely populated.Key points:Taiwan’s population is growing by 3.5 times a yearThe roads are designed to accommodate more than 1.5 million vehicles per dayThe city will have the world’s […]
This article was originally published on March 10, 2020, at 11:00 p.m. and updated on March 13, 2020 at 3:20 a.m., when data from the Census Bureau was updated to reflect the fact that the population of the metro area peaked at 8.1 million.The new numbers, which are based on population projections from 2021, show […]