Florida

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Pennsylvania

Oklahoma

Ontario

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A world map shows global terrorist attacks. The highest concentration of attacks is in regions such as the Middle East, Northern Africa, and South Asia. Areas with fewer attacks (sparse points) include North America, South America, and Australia.

The deadliest acts of terrorism from 1970 to 2016. These violent acts were aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal, and there is evidence of an intention to coerce, intimidate, or convey some other message to a larger audience (or audiences) than the immediate victims.

Global Terrorist Attacks

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Utah

Nebraska

Kansas

Colorado

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Iowa

Cold fronts occur in several areas on the weather map, in the Pacific Ocean off British Columbia; beginning in southern Utah and running northeast across the Great Plains into Canada almost as far as Hudson Bay; and in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, extending northeastward across Florida toward the hurricane just off shore.

Cold Front

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Massachusetts

A map illustrates global tropical cyclone zones, indicating areas where tropical typhoons, cyclones, and hurricanes form.

Areas of the world affected by tropical cyclones. In the Americas, tropical cyclones are known as hurricanes; in the western Pacific Ocean, they are known as typhoons; and in the Indian Ocean, they are known as cyclones.

Tropical Cyclone Zones

Areas shaded in blue represent tropical cyclone zones, predominantly found over parts of the tropical or subtropical Atlantic, Indian, western Pacific, and eastern Pacific oceans. These storms form in specific regions: Atlantic Ocean: Including the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and extending towards the eastern United States and parts of Central America. Indian Ocean: Covering areas around the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Western Pacific Ocean: Extending from the Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia to the eastern coasts of China and Japan. Eastern Pacific Ocean: Including the coastal regions of Mexico and parts of Central America. Southern Hemisphere: Affecting regions around Madagascar, parts of Australia, the South Pacific islands (Fiji, Samoa), and the eastern coasts of Africa.

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Arizona

District of Columbia

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Washington

Maine

Kentucky

Virginia

Missouri

Oregon

Alabama

New Mexico

Wisconsin

New Jersey

South Carolina

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Connecticut

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Georgia

New York

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Tennessee

California

Arkansas

Ohio

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Illinois

Impact of the 2008–2009 recession in the U.S. with dots indicating performance levels. Darkest blue (strongest) in Washington, D.C., dark blue (second strongest) in Denver, medium blue (moderate) in Chicago, and lightest blue (weakest) in Miami.

Impact of the 2008–2009 economic recession on selected metropolitan areas of the United States

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Global Terrorist Attacks