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I've seen a lot more misinformation spreading about the scope of the wildfires than I have about any arson narrative. https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-5

• capableweb 7y ago
  > As some Twitter users pointed out, maps that claim to show the size of the affected area by "overlaying" Australia on to other continents like North America and Europe are not completely accurate. > This is due to how how the curved earth is distorted when flat map projections are made. Hm, this seemed wrong as the images looked correct. Using https://thetruesize.com/#?borders=1~!MTYzMzA1NTk.ODg5NTU3MQ*MjI1NzE4NDU(MTE0NzEyNTk~!AU*MTQ0NjUzNjU.MTI4Nzg2Nzg)NA https://thetruesize.com/#?borders=1~!MTYzMzA1NTk.ODg5NTU3MQ*... I checked myself, and images looks correct, both when comparing the US and Europe with Australia. Am I misunderstanding something?
  • merlincorey 7y ago
    You are missing the nuances of various map projections[0], perhaps. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_projection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_projection
• htfu 7y ago
  Likely depends on what you're reading - look at the cloud in TFA. I take it Prisonplanet and donaldjtrumpjr probably aren’t your go-to sources?