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Evolution of Floods

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http://www.monstersandcritics.com/tech/news/article_5630.php/Humans_Rapidly_Degrading_Earth_s_Ecosystem

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Evolution of Floods

There are more and more floods every decades. The increase of floods could also be caused by the increase of the sea level due to climate change

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natural disasters in European Economic Area member countries 1980 to 2009

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http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/natural-disasters-in-eea-member

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natural disasters in European Economic Area member countries 1980 to 2009

Increase of natural disasters in Europe (European Economic Area) during the same period.  In average, there seem to me more meteorological as well as hydrological events. This can be for example floods or storms. 

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Natural disasters inthe United States, 1980 - 2008

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http://www.desmogblog.com/insurance-giant-says-natural-disasters-becoming-more-frequent

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Natural disasters inthe United States, 1980 - 2008

Evolution of natural disasters in the United States about 1980 to 2008. The number of events more than doubled since 1980. We can see that the Meteorological and climatological disasters are maybe coordinate with the climate change. This disasters are for example storms, which is shown in green, or extreme temperatures, which is shown in yellow.

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Literacy Rates Between 1970 and 2000

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World Bank

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Literacy Rates Between 1970 and 2000

Graph showing the literacy rates of several countries between 1970 and 2000, showing the increase in literacy rate after 30 years.

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Department of Education Spending

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http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/federal-education-failure

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Department of Education Spending

Graph of DOE spending showing an increasing trend, particularly in recent years, in money allocated to education.

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Average Education Over Past 150 Years

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http://www.ronanlyons.com/2009/07/01/building-a-better-picture-of-educations-role-in-economic-development/

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Average Education Over Past 150 Years

Graph showing the average years of education, by region, from the year 1870 through modern times.

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Adult Literacy Rates

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huebler.blogspot.com

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Adult Literacy Rates

Shows adult literacy rates by country, based on age intervals of 5 years

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Literacy Rate by Country

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United Nations

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Literacy Rate by Country

Shows the literacy rates of several countries, including wealthy nations such as the UK, and poor nations such as Bangladesh.

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