Hurricane Katrina
Sunday August 28, 2005
Get the latest information about potentially catastrophic Hurricane Katrina from the National Hurricane Center. Here on my site, you'll find a list of 2005 hurricane names, retired hurricane names, ... Read More
California Leads in Car Thefts
Saturday August 27, 2005
Seven California metropolitan areas top the nation's list of the top ten locales for automobile thefts. The ten most likely metro areas to loose your car are: 1) Modesto, ... Read More
Canadian Navy Asserts Sovereignty
Saturday August 27, 2005
Canada is sending two naval warships to the tiny Hans Island to prove that the island is part of Canada's territory and not part of Denmark's Greenland. The Canadian ... Read More
No Ice in Arctic in a Hundred Years?
Thursday August 25, 2005
Scientists estimate that if current warming trends continue, the Arctic could be free of ice during the summer within a hundred years. The Arctic has been iced for the ... Read More
Google Earth: Benefits Far Outweigh Any Negatives
Tuesday August 23, 2005
Google Earth is up against another government, and this time it's the Netherlands that's complaining about the high-resolution images available on Google Earth. The Dutch government feels that the ... Read More
Japan Developing Supersonic Flights
Tuesday August 23, 2005
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is developing a successor to the retired Concorde to shuttle passengers across the Pacific Ocean at Mach 2. The agency hopes to develop ... Read More
Tourist Babies in Russia
Tuesday August 23, 2005
Read BBC reporter Patrick Jackson's interesting essay about his experience taking his baby to Russia.
Air Traffic Over U.S.
Friday August 19, 2005
Take a look at this animation of "A Day in the Life of Air Traffic Over the Continental U.S." from NASA. All times are in UTC - it's incredible ... Read More
New Geography Quiz
Thursday August 18, 2005
Test your geographical knowledge with this week's brand-new, five-question, multiple-choice geography quiz. Good luck!
Back to School Data
Wednesday August 17, 2005
The U.S. Census Bureau provides some fantastic facts related the back-to-school time. Did you know that nearly one fourth of the U.S. population aged three and older is enrolled ... Read More
Texas Becomes Majority Minority
Wednesday August 17, 2005
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's latest population estimates, 50.2% of the population of Texas is a "minority" group, becoming the fourth state to attain the title of majority-minority state. ... Read More
Uncle Sam Wants You...To Study Geography
Sunday August 14, 2005
Just a few days ago, the New York Times carried an editorial by columnist David Brooks, who called for more high-school and college kids to consider the field of cultural ... Read More
GPS-Based "Hitchhiker's Guide" to Historic Sites
Sunday August 14, 2005
Read this article about a device that provides an interactive visual tour of cultural or historic sites where you might normally rent a earpiece for an audio tour. These ... Read More
L.A. County Has Most Businesses and Workers
Friday August 12, 2005
Los Angeles County leads the nation in the number of businesses (235,085) and workers (3.8 million) in those businesses. Cook County (Illinois) and New York County (Manhattan) ranked second ... Read More
Australia Asks Google to Censor Imagery
Wednesday August 10, 2005
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) is calling upon Google Earth (formerly Keyhole) to censor images of Australia's nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights. The level of detail available ... Read More
Daylight Saving Time Extended by Four Weeks in 2007!
Monday August 8, 2005
Today, President Bush signed into law the Energy Policy Act, which extends Daylight Saving Time (DST) by four weeks from the second Sunday of March to end on the first ... Read More
Las Vegas Could Run Out of Water
Monday August 8, 2005
Some predict that Las Vegas, with its incredibly quickly-growing suburbs, could run out of water sources within the next 50 years. While some point to the abundant use of ... Read More
Ice Ages Impacted by Milky Way Clouds?
Sunday August 7, 2005
From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "New research suggests that the coming and going of major ice ages might result partly from our solar system's passage through immense, snakelike clouds of exploding ... Read More
New Geography Quiz
Thursday August 4, 2005
Take this week's brand-new geography quiz to test your geographic knowledge. Good luck!
de Blij's New Book
Wednesday August 3, 2005
Geographer Harm de Blij has a new book out, Why Geography Matters, and publisher Oxford University Press has posted a very brief excerpt on their blog. ... Read More
Daylight Saving Time Update
Wednesday August 3, 2005
The United States Congress has passed the energy bill that would extend Daylight Saving Time by four weeks from the second Sunday of March to end on the first Sunday ... Read More
NOAA: Busier Atlantic Hurricane Season Expected
Tuesday August 2, 2005
NOAA has announced that this year's Atlantic hurricane season will likely experience a total of 18 to 21 named tropical storms, up from the 12-15 forecasted earlier in the year. ... Read More
Ancient Rome's Via Egnatia Was Like Modern Highway
Tuesday August 2, 2005
The Associated Press reports, "Stretching 535 miles across modern-day Albania, Macedonia and Greece, the stone-paved road [Via Egnatia] made the going easy for charioteers, soldiers and other travelers. It was ... Read More
Jesse Jackson Thinks D.C. is a State
Monday August 1, 2005
Politician Jesse Jackson is attempting to convince the cable network ESPN that they should include Washington D.C. in their "50 States in 50 Days" tour of the country. Jackson ... Read More