Directions Article on the Collection of Risk Maps

Recently Directions Magazine asked me to write up a description of the recent collection of risk maps posted here at UXBlog and why they were of interest to the general population and emergency management professionals in particular.   Here's what I wrote...

"Risk Mapping at a Broad View"
http://www.directionsmag.com/articles/risk-mapping-at-a-broad-view/278643

And here are those risk maps, and links to various viz-children they spawned...

Tornado Tracks since 1950:

Earthquakes since 1898:

Fires since 2001:

Hurricanes since 1851:

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