Most Expensive ZIP Codes
Friday April 29, 2005
Forbes has released a list of the most expensive ZIP Codes in the United States based on the median sale price of homes. The most expensive ZIP Code is ... Read More
Life After Chernobyl
Wednesday April 27, 2005
Read this interesting essay about life in Belarus nine years after the Chernobyl disaster in neighboring Ukraine.
Putin: Breakup of USSR a Catastrophe
Tuesday April 26, 2005
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his annual state of the nation address on Monday and called the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union, "The greatest political catastrophe of the last ... Read More
Goodbye National Weather Service Forecasts?
Monday April 25, 2005
Due to pressure from commercial weather vendors AccuWeather and The Weather Channel, a U.S. Senate bill introduced earlier this month by Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania would prohibit the National ... Read More
New Quiz
Friday April 22, 2005
Take my brand-new, multiple-choice geography quiz to test your geographic knowledge. Good luck!
Florida to Become 3rd Most Populous State in 2011
Thursday April 21, 2005
Florida is expected to surpass New York as the third most populous state in the United States in 2011, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2011, California and ... Read More
No Representation for Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Thursday April 21, 2005
The U.S. State Department refuses to recognize an individual in Los Angeles who claims to be the "Honorary Consul for the Republic of Northern Cyprus." This is due to ... Read More
New 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Map
Wednesday April 20, 2005
Monday was the 99th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, California's deadliest disaster in history. The USGS published a new map of the earthquake's shaking, based on the ... Read More
Merry-Go-Round Pumps Water
Wednesday April 20, 2005
A unique merry-go-round for children in rural South Africa also serves as a water well pump, saving women from having to pump the water manually.
Photo From Space Shows Great Wall
Wednesday April 20, 2005
China is relieved that a photograph taken by a Chinese-American astronaut appears to show the Great Wall of China. China was disappointed last year because their first astronaut said ... Read More
Large Iceberg Hits Antarctica
Wednesday April 20, 2005
An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has crashed into Antarctica, changing the topography and coastline of the continent enough to cause the need to modify maps of the coast.
Singapore's Land Growth Stopped
Tuesday April 19, 2005
The microstate of Singapore has stopped increasing in size over the past two years because neighboring Indonesia has stopped selling the island country sand. Singapore has increased twenty percent ... Read More
Most Endangered Rivers
Sunday April 17, 2005
The environmental group American Rivers has announced their annual list of the ten most endangered rivers in the United States. The ten rivers are:
Susquehanna River, New York/Maryland/Pennsylvania
McCrystal Creek, New ... Read More
State Geography Bee Winners
Sunday April 17, 2005
National Geographic has announced the winners of the state-level National Geographic Bees. These fourth through eighth graders will compete in the national finals from May 24-25 in Washington D.C.
Fastest Growing Counties
Thursday April 14, 2005
Flagler County, Florida leads the country in percentage growth with a whopping 10.1% increase in one year! Maricopa County, Arizona remains the 800-pound gorilla in numerical increase by adding ... Read More
First Map of America to Sell At Auction
Thursday April 14, 2005
A 1507 map by cartographer Martin Waldseemuller will be sold at auction by Christie's on June 8 and is expected to sell for $1.5 million.
China and Japan Have EEZ Issues
Wednesday April 13, 2005
Read about the latest issues between China and Japan over each country's definition of their Exclusive Economic Zones.
Mt. St. Helens
Wednesday April 13, 2005
The Seattle Times has a great collection of historical and recent Mt. St. Helens photos on their site.
New Geography Quiz
Sunday April 10, 2005
Take this week's quiz to test your geographic knowledge about South Africa. This week's quiz is in honor of my friend Jenny who was just accepted into the Peace ... Read More
Daylight Saving Time to Extend from March to November in U.S.?
Thursday April 7, 2005
The United States House Energy and Commerce Committee voted yesterday to approve an amendment to a broad energy bill to extend Daylight Saving Time in the United States by two ... Read More
Pope Had Major Impact on World's Newest Country
Thursday April 7, 2005
The Pope's visit to East Timor in 1989 had a major impact on that tiny country's fight for independence against Indonesia to become the world's newest country. Most of ... Read More
The World in Dubai
Thursday April 7, 2005
A major island building project called "The World" is being constructed off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It's a collection of 300 small private islands of varying ... Read More
Google Adds Satellite Photos to Maps Site
Tuesday April 5, 2005
Google Maps had added satellite images of the world to their site. Detailed images of the U.S. and Canada are available. All satellite images are color but in ... Read More
Travel to Indonesia or Nepal? No Life Insurance For You!
Tuesday April 5, 2005
Insurance companies use a variety of methods and statistics to determine whether one should be covered. Now, the news is out that some companies use the U.S. Department of ... Read More
New Quiz!
Sunday April 3, 2005
It's time for a new quiz, a new quiz, a new quiz. Hip hip hurrah! Take the new quiz and test your geographic knowledge. I dare you ... Read More
National Geographic Indonesia
Sunday April 3, 2005
With the April 2005 edition, National Geographic is being published in Bahasa for the Indonesian market. In addition to Bahasa Indonesia, National Geographic is published in twenty-six other languages: ... Read More
1607 Bristol Flood May Have Been Tsunami
Sunday April 3, 2005
Scientists have discovered that a 1607 flood in the Bristol Channel (in the United Kingdom) which killed up to 2000 may have been a tsunami.
Tourism Increasing in South Africa
Friday April 1, 2005
Here's an interesting article from National Geographic about the dramatic increase in tourism in South Africa. Tourism now exceeds gold production as the country's largest industry.