diff --git a/pyglance/glance/plot.py b/pyglance/glance/plot.py
index 49f929c9bd67b4312923099ebe1f16544199d51f..49cf3da3d2912a3f3b68bd72e4220fb9a4bb7517 100644
--- a/pyglance/glance/plot.py
+++ b/pyglance/glance/plot.py
@@ -448,7 +448,9 @@ def _handle_fig_creation_task(child_figure_function, log_message,
             newSize = (int(originalSize[0] * scaleFactor), int(originalSize[1] * scaleFactor))
             tempImage = tempImage.resize(newSize, Image.ANTIALIAS)
             tempImage.save(smallFigOutputNamePath)
-        
+            
+            #figure.savefig(smallFigOutputNamePath, dpi=thumbSizeDPI)
+
         # get rid of the figure 
         plt.close(figure)
         del(figure)
@@ -531,6 +533,11 @@ def plot_and_save_figure_comparison(aData, bData,
     LOG.debug("Visible axes for file B variable data (" + variableDisplayName + ") are: " + str(bAxis))
     LOG.debug("Visible axes shared for both file's variable data (" + variableDisplayName + ") are: " + str(fullAxis))
     
+    if (fullAxis[0] is None) or (fullAxis[1] is None) or (fullAxis[2] is None) or (fullAxis[3] is None) :
+        LOG.warn("Unable to display figures for variable (" + variableDisplayName + ") because of inability to identify" +
+                 " usable bounding longitude and latitude range on the earth. Bounding range that was identified: str(fullAxis)")
+        return # TODO, the figures need to be disabled from the report and possibly a warning on the report?
+    
     # create our basemap
     LOG.info('\t\tloading base map data')
     baseMapInstance, fullAxis = maps.create_basemap(longitudeCommonData, latitudeCommonData, fullAxis, _select_projection(fullAxis))