Daylight Saving Time
Tuesday March 30, 2004
Learn all about Daylight Saving Time from my exhaustive article on the topic. The United States will spring forward one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, April 4. ... Read More
FedStats - MapStats
Tuesday March 30, 2004
The U.S. government provides the MapStats site which offers great census, demographic, economic, housing, and business data about each county, state, or region. It's a new link in my ... Read More
First Ever South Atlantic Hurricane Hits Brazil
Sunday March 28, 2004
The first hurricane ever known to have occured in the South Atlantic struck Brazil on Sunday. The Brazilian Center for Weather Prediction and Climatic Studies denies that the ... Read More
Many Leave for Work Before 6:30 a.m.
Sunday March 28, 2004
In a recent report, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that 20% of Americans leave for work before 6:30 a.m. Between 1990 and 2000, 4.8 million more workers left for ... Read More
Top Corrupt World Leaders
Sunday March 28, 2004
What do Ferdinand Marcos, Slobodan Milosevic, Alberto Fujimori, and Suharto have in common? Probably lots of things but they're all also on Transparency International's list of the top ten ... Read More
Hidden Geographers
Sunday March 28, 2004
Take a look at the text of an interesting speech by the executive director of the American Geographical Society regarding geographers working outside of geography. It's a Adobe Acrobat ... Read More
Mass. Strugles to Find Center
Sunday March 21, 2004
The long-lasting legend of the Central Tree in Rutland, Massachusetts as the center of the commonwealth has others asking how does one define the center of a land mass? ... Read More
Locales Escape Cultural Pressure
Sunday March 21, 2004
National Geographic's Traveler magazine asked 200 tourism, geography, and environmental specialists to rank places according to their ability to withstand the pressures of environmental problems, cultural erosion and mass tourism. ... Read More
Geotechnology Gets Limelight in Nature Magazine
Sunday March 21, 2004
A two-page article titled "Mapping Opportunities" in the January 22, 2004 issue of Nature discusses the advances in geotechnology and GIS along with the job opportunities that go along with ... Read More
Beijing Architecture
Friday March 19, 2004
As the 2008 Olympic Games approach, China is changing its look with a new series of capital improvement projects that are tearing away sections of the old city of Beijing. ... Read More
New Geography Quiz
Sunday March 14, 2004
Take this week's quiz to test your geographic knowledge. Good luck!!!
1/3 of Nation's Transit Users are in NYC
Sunday March 14, 2004
Of the approximately 6.4 million people nationwide who usually travel to work using public transportation, nearly one-third live in New York City, according to a new analysis of American Community ... Read More
Water Use in U.S. Stable
Sunday March 14, 2004
Despite growing population and increasing electricity production, water use in the United States remains fairly stable, according to a new report released by the USGS.
New U.S. Nickel Celebrates Lewis & Clark
Sunday March 14, 2004
The United States Mint produced the first newly designed nickel in 66 years. The first nickels of the Westward Journey Nickel Series have been shipped to the Federal Reserve ... Read More
Droughts Linked to Ocean Temperatures
Sunday March 14, 2004
Large-scale, long-lasting droughts in the United States – such as the present one in the West -- tend to be linked to warmer than normal sea surface temperatures in the ... Read More
State of Georgia Has New Flag
Sunday March 7, 2004
With a 3 to 1 margin, voters in the U.S. state of Georgia overwhlemingly decided to adopt a new flag for their state that has been flying for the past ... Read More
Solomon Islands Update
Saturday March 6, 2004
Here's a nice article from the BBC about the latest goings-on from the Solomon Islands.
Ten Countries Joining EU
Friday March 5, 2004
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Cyprus, and Malta will join the European Union on May 1.
Lineback Receives Award
Tuesday March 2, 2004
Geographer Neal G. Lineback will be presented with the 2003 Travelocity Award for Excellence in Geography Education on March 19 in Philadelphia at the Association of American Geographers annual meeting. ... Read More