New Iraq Flag is Old Iraq Flag
Wednesday June 30, 2004
Earlier today, Iraq's new ambassador to the United States unfurled Iraq's new flag, which turned out not to be the flag selected by the Governing Council but was the pre-Saddam ... Read More
New Longest Flight - Singapore to NYC Area
Wednesday June 30, 2004
Beating a record established last February for flights from Singapore to Los Angeles, Singapore Airlines now has a non-stop record 18.5 hour flight from Singapore to Newark, New Jersey.
Georgia Moves to New Time Zone
Tuesday June 29, 2004
Last Sunday, the Eurasian country Georgia moved its time zone to match the time zone in Moscow, which is four hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). In the ... Read More
Five Countries That the U.S.A. Doesn't Speak To
Tuesday June 29, 2004
Since the United States of America has resumed diplomatic relations with Libya and Iraq has become a newly independent nation-state, the number of countries that the United States does not ... Read More
Tokyo, London, and Moscow Expensive
Monday June 28, 2004
According to Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Tokyo has the world's higest cost of living. The company surveyed 144 global cities. The top five following Tokyo were 2) London, ... Read More
New Geography Quiz
Sunday June 27, 2004
Test your geographical super-talents with this week's five-question multiple-choice geography quiz! Good luck!
Farming Started 10,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
Saturday June 26, 2004
Scientists have discovered that farming began about 23,000 years ago in Israel, 10,000 years earlier than previously though. These findings will likely change many ideas about the geography of ... Read More
Motorcyclist Rides from Alaska to Florida
Saturday June 26, 2004
Earning the title of "Iron Butt," biker Gary Eagan has set a new record by driving from the northernmost road in Alaska to the southernmost tip of Florida in 100 ... Read More
America's Worst Bottlenecks
Friday June 25, 2004
The American Highway Users Alliance has identified the twenty-four worst bottlenecks on American highways, determined what they cost our economy, and how to fix them. For instance, the country's ... Read More
Sunshine State is Partly Cloudy State
Friday June 25, 2004
Five states see more sunshine than Florida, which is known as the Sunshine State. "We ought to call ourselves the Partly Cloudy State instead of the Sunshine State," said ... Read More
Thailand Debates National Day
Thursday June 24, 2004
For 28 years after a 1938 coup , June 24 was celebrated as Thailand’s national day until it was cancelled by Field Marshal Sarit Thanarath. Today, some think it ... Read More
Tides
Thursday June 24, 2004
Tides are fantastic! Learn more about tides in this refreshed, revised, and reinvigorated article.
South Korea to Move Capital?
Thursday June 24, 2004
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun would like to move the administrative capital of South Korea from Seoul to a location in the center of the country. The president proposes ... Read More
Old Maps Become Art
Thursday June 24, 2004
Here's an interesting article from Reuters about the rise in the use of antique maps in lieu of expensive art in homes and offices.
Republic of Krakozhia
Wednesday June 23, 2004
In the new Steven Spielberg film The Terminal, Tom Hanks plays Viktor Navorski who is stranded at John F. Kennedy International Airport when his nation's leadership (in the Republic of ... Read More
International Date Line Update
Wednesday June 23, 2004
Do you remember back in 1995 when the island country of Kiribati moved the International Date Line? Well, after a few years things have seemed to settle down and ... Read More
Nile River
Wednesday June 23, 2004
The longest river in the world was not under control until the Aswan High Dam was completed in 1970. Despite the dam's positive aspects, the sediment flow of the ... Read More
Phoneix Works to Restore River
Tuesday June 22, 2004
The city of Phoenix (Arizona) is working to restore the native wetland and riparian habitats that were historically associated with the Salt River, which once flowed year-round through what is ... Read More
Tornado Alley is the U.K.?
Tuesday June 22, 2004
Geographers at the University of Leeds say that the United Kingdom has more tornadoes per acre than any other place in the world, including the United States. Their models ... Read More
National Geographic Chair to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Tuesday June 22, 2004
Gilbert M. Grosvenor, the chairman of the National Geographic Society, will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday (June 23). He ... Read More
New (Tough) Quiz
Monday June 21, 2004
Test your geographical talents with this week's five-question, multiple-choice, difficult geography quiz.
Summer Solstice Sunday!
Saturday June 19, 2004
Summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere and winter begins in the Southern Hemisphere at exactly 8:57 p.m. on Sunday, June 20, Eastern Daylight Time. Happy Solstice!
Geography in Action: The Amazing Race
Saturday June 19, 2004
One of my favorite reality-game television shows is The Amazing Race - it's really very geographical. It shows teams of people traveling between countries, flying around the world between ... Read More
Satellite Launch from Middle of the Ocean
Friday June 18, 2004
This is fascinating stuff! For the past few years, a company called Sea Launch has been launching satellites from a launch platform that sails to the equator near 154° ... Read More
The Father of Geography
Friday June 18, 2004
The ancient Greek scholar and librarian (in fact, the Head Librarian of the Great Library of Alexandria) Eratosthenes is called the "father of geography" for defining the word "geography" and ... Read More
El Paso Named Sweatiest City
Thursday June 17, 2004
Deodorant maker Old Spice named El Paso, Texas as the sweatiest city in the United States based on temperature and humidity. Others in the top five include Greenville, SC; ... Read More
Kid Friendly Cities
Thursday June 17, 2004
Seattle and Des Moines top this year's Kid Friendly Cities report, designed to provide rankings and data about the social, economic, educational and physical environment of the cities of the ... Read More
Impervious Surface Areas of the U.S.A.
Wednesday June 16, 2004
Concrete and other impervious surfaces cover a significant portion of the United States. If added together, the impervious surface areas of the lower 48 would almost cover the state ... Read More
Olympic Torch Arrives in North America
Tuesday June 15, 2004
The Olympic torch arrives in North America today, June 15, in Mexico City. On June 16 the torch will be in Los Angeles, on June 17 in St. Louis, ... Read More
Eight Things You Need to Know About GPS
Monday June 14, 2004
My latest article provides the most important information you need to know about the Global Positioning System.
GPS Jammed in Florida and North Carolina
Monday June 14, 2004
The United States Coast Guard is warning boaters that a Department of Defense Global Positioning System (GPS) interference test will make GPS signals unreliable off the coast of North Carolina ... Read More
World Population Growth
Saturday June 12, 2004
Remember all the excitement from October 1999 when world population crossed the 6 billion mark? Did you know that world population is now well over 6.3 billion and getting ... Read More
Lushine Line and Hurricanes
Saturday June 12, 2004
Meteorologist Jim Lushine from the National Weather Service in Miami, Florida has discovered that an imaginary line exists along longitude 68° West from 19° to 26° North, north of the ... Read More
Reagan Geography Quiz
Wednesday June 9, 2004
This week's new five-question, multiple-choice Geography Quiz focuses on the geography of President Ronald Reagan.
Summer Solstice Early This Year
Wednesday June 9, 2004
This year the summer solstice is a bit earlier than usual. Summer in the northern hemisphere begins on June 20 at 8:57 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time! Learn all ... Read More
Monsoon Season
Wednesday June 9, 2004
June begins monsoon season in Southern Asia and India. Monsoon season brings heavy rains to the subcontinent.
Hurrah For Bollywood!
Sunday June 6, 2004
Movies from Bollywood in India are sweeping the world. Discover all about the huge film industry in India that has made Bollywood so popular worldwide.
Maquiladoras in Mexico
Sunday June 6, 2004
Did you know that over a million Mexican workers are employed at over three thousand maquiladoras, or export assembly plants, near the United States-Mexico border? Learn about these factories ... Read More
Kansan Wins Geographic Bee
Wednesday June 2, 2004
Eighth grader Andrew Wojtanik, 14, from suburban Kansas City, Kansas won the National Geographic Bee on May 26 in Washington D.C. Wojtanik won a $25,000 scholarship from National Geographic, ... Read More