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If our maps aren’t always perfectly accurate to the world around us, then what does that mean for everyday weather maps? The ...

Because the world is a sphere, it is difficult to accurately project this on a two-dimensional map. When the world is flattened to fit on a piece of paper it is distorted. This makes some ...