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Appalachia

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theHandpuppet

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Fri Aug 22, 2014, 09:17 AM Aug 2014

Maps of Appalachia -- poverty rates, life expectancy, etc. & mountaintop removal mining [View all]

These maps show the correlation between poverty, death and disease and areas of concentrated mountaintop removal mining.

Life expectancy:
https://maps.google.com/gallery/details?id=z_6xxpWaIDwg.kcHFmArf7Cm0&hl=en

Poverty rates:
https://maps.google.com/gallery/details?id=z_6xxpWaIDwg.kUqwVDYjQc2Y&hl=en

Deaths from Respiratory Disease:
https://maps.google.com/gallery/details?id=z_6xxpWaIDwg.kRzuWeFVoygc&hl=en

Deaths from Chronic Cardiovascular Disease:
https://maps.google.com/gallery/details?id=z_6xxpWaIDwg.kr8ka3CrK2xc&hl=en

Deaths from all causes:
https://maps.google.com/gallery/details?id=z_6xxpWaIDwg.k3EzunVJEdec&hl=en

Population change by county in Appalachia:
https://maps.google.com/gallery/details?id=z_6xxpWaIDwg.kaGH-8am6Ai8&hl=en

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Another key map (interactive) theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #1
Income Gap, Meet the Longevity Gap theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #2
Wow - powerful maps! A Little Weird Aug 2014 #3
You're very welcome theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #4
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