Hurricane Season Ends Record-Breaking Year
Wednesday November 30, 2005
The Atlantic and Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons end today, November 30. It's been a record-breaking year in the Atlantic; according to FEMA...
In 154 years of record-keeping, this year had ... Read More
Interstate Highway is 50
Wednesday November 30, 2005
June 29, 2006 will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the day federal legislation was signed to begin the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. The ... Read More
Most Populous Countries Not Participating in the Winter Games
Monday November 28, 2005
The XX Olympic Winter Games are in February and while more than 200 "countries" traditionally participate in the Summer Games, only 85 are scheduled to show up in Turin.
Below is ... Read More
New Geography Quiz
Monday November 28, 2005
Take my latest quiz to test your geographic knowledge. It's a five-question, multiple-choice quiz; try it out. Have fun!
Olympic Flame Lit for Winter Games of 2006
Sunday November 27, 2005
The XX Olympic Winter Games are approaching; they will be held in Torino (Turin), Italy next February 10-26. Today, the Olympic Flame was lit in ancient Olympic, Greece. ... Read More
Time-Lapse Panama Canal Video
Sunday November 27, 2005
Check out this mesmerizing video of the Miraflores Locks at the Panama Canal. The video is a week of webcam shots compressed into 11 minutes. Watch as the ... Read More
Soviet Military Maps of Britain
Saturday November 26, 2005
Researcher John Michael Davies has compiled a site devoted to Soviet maps of British and Irish towns published during the Cold War. On his site, you'll find articles about ... Read More
256 Million Turkeys
Tuesday November 22, 2005
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that there were 256 million turkeys raised in the United States in 2005, down 3% from last year. In addition, there are three places ... Read More
Offset Time Zones
Monday November 21, 2005
While most of the world is familiar with time zones that differ in increments of an hour, there are many places in the world that use offset time zones. These ... Read More
Newton, Massachusetts Safest; Camden, New Jersey Most Dangerous
Sunday November 20, 2005
According to a report by Morgan Quitno Press, a publishing and research company, Newton, Massachusetts has earned the title of America’s Safest City for the second year in a row. ... Read More
Advocating Moving New Orleans
Friday November 18, 2005
Earth scientist Timothy Kusky of Saint Louis University wrote an excellent opinion paper on the need to move New Orleans out of New Orleans because keeping it in its current ... Read More
Geography Awareness Week
Thursday November 17, 2005
It's that time of the year again, time to be aware of geography since it's Geography Awareness Week! This year's theme is, "Migration: The Human Journey." Happy GAW!
P-Waves May Provide Earthquake Warning
Monday November 14, 2005
P-waves are the first waves disseminated from the source of an earthquake and may provide a few seconds of warning time. This article from LiveScience.com tells the story.
Sunrise, Sunset, Dawn and Dusk Times Around the World
Friday November 11, 2005
This fantastic site provides awesome graphs showing the length of daylight and darkness for cities around the world. For example, compare the graph for Fairbanks, Alaska with Nairobi, Kenya. ... Read More
Using Cellular Phones to Monitor Traffic
Friday November 11, 2005
Government transportation agencies are partnering with researchers to utilize cellular phones to monitor traffic flow and help reduce congestion. From the article, "Next month, Maryland, with the help of ... Read More
Geographers Study Evacuation
Wednesday November 9, 2005
Geographers at the University of South Carolina's Hazards Research Lab studied evacuations in Graniteville and Warrenville, South Carolina which stemmed from a train derailment which included a chlorine tanker spill. ... Read More
Myanmar Relocates Capital, Immediately
Monday November 7, 2005
At 6:30 on Sunday morning, government workers in Myanmar were told to move immediately from Rangoon to a new capital, Pyinmana, 200 miles north. While Pyinmana has been under ... Read More
Why Geography Matters
Saturday November 5, 2005
I've just published a review of Harm de Blij's brand-new book, Why Geography Matters: Three Challenges Facing America: Climate Change, The Rise of China, and Global Terrorism. If ... Read More
New Quiz
Wednesday November 2, 2005
Take this week's challenging, five-question, multiple-choice geography quiz to test your geographic knowledge. Good luck!
Earth Through the Seasons
Wednesday November 2, 2005
NASA has released a collection of composite images of the earth through the annual change of seasons. I especially enjoyed the winter image, with so much of the Northern ... Read More
1.5 Million Chinese Descendants of One Man
Wednesday November 2, 2005
Here's a fascinating article from the BBC, it turns out that approximately one and a half million Chinese men are the direct descendant of one man - Giocangga, the grandfather ... Read More
British Citizenship Test
Tuesday November 1, 2005
The BBC provides a sample 14-question citizenship quiz based on the nation's new citizenship test. How many of these unofficial questions can you answer correctly?