http://www.irinnews.org/maps-and-graphics/2017/04/04/updated-mapped-world-war
A humanitarian news agency has created a fascinating, if hugely troubling, interactive map plotting ongoing wars around the world.
From the North/South Korean divide, which has been in place since the end of the Korean War in 1953, to the more recent situation in Ukraine, the map covers well-known conflicts as well as highlighting those that tend to be underreported.
Each conflict is marked on the map by a red dot sized accordingly to represent how long the clash has been going on – with the larger dots representing those that have lasted the longest.
Clicking on a dot will bring up a fact box explaining the nature of the conflict, when it began and how many deaths have resulted from it. The summary also confirms each conflict's current status and includes a summary of the notable impacts of the situation.
The map was created by non-profit organisation IRIN (formerly the Integrated Regional Information Network) using the open-source Carto map maker.
It is part of part of IRIN's Forgotten Conflicts coverage. The aim being to draw attention to "the wars we neglect".
The series investigates the root causes, human cost and potential for peace of underreported conflicts around the world and the series has already examined situations in Sudan's Blue Nile, Myanmar, and the border states of southern Thailand.
Earlier this month, PeaceTech Lab teamed up with Esri Story Maps to produce a Terrorism Map based on crowdsourced data. In a similar way, this map aims to highlight attacks across the globe that have been overlooked in comparison to more highly reported incidents, such as the recent Westminster attack.
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
