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data, climate, hurricanes, typhoons, tropical cyclones, IBTrACS, NOAAhttps://blog.tristanhotham.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/hurricane-tracks-header.png?w=150https://blog.tristanhotham.com/2026/10/31/government-types/Tristan Hothamen2026-10-31T21:00:00+00:00How the world is governed: 197 countries, 112 systemsdemocracy, maps, data visualisation, open data, political systems, forms of government, V-Dem, electoral systems, federalismhttps://blog.tristanhotham.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/government-types-header.png?w=150https://blog.tristanhotham.com/2026/10/31/roman-travel-times/Tristan Hothamen2026-10-31T21:00:00+00:00By road and by sea: the fastest way from Rome to anywhere in the Roman Empirehistory, maps, data visualisation, Roman roads, Roman Empire, travel time, Itiner-e, ancient shippinghttps://blog.tristanhotham.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/roman-travel-times-header.png?w=150https://blog.tristanhotham.com/2026/10/31/ink-map/Tristan Hothamen2026-10-31T21:00:00+00:00The 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