Humor: G-175 Nations Meet
Thursday April 30, 2009
The humor parody publication The Onion has a new story titled G-175 Nations Convene To Discuss How Things Can't Possibly Be Any Worse. From the story: "In a hotel ... Read More
The Revenge of Geography
Thursday April 30, 2009
A lengthy article in Foreign Policy by journalist Robert Kaplan discusses the impact of geography on world affairs and global politics. A quote from the article: "In the 18th ... Read More
Ecotourism
Thursday April 30, 2009
Ecotourism is a somewhat nebulous concept that combines travel with environmentalism and sustainability but how does that mix work? Amanda Briney brings us a new article about ecotourism - ... Read More
Downsizing a City
Wednesday April 29, 2009
The city of Flint, Michigan is looking to downsize. The city, which once was home to more than 200,000 people, now is home to a mere 110,000, of which ... Read More
Geography of Swine Flu
Tuesday April 28, 2009
The New York Times has published a graduated circle map to represent suspected and confirmed swine flu (H1N1 cases. The L.A. Times also has a graduated circle map which ... Read More
Aerial Photo Alphabet
Tuesday April 28, 2009
Australian graphic designer Rhett Dashwood spent six months to locate each letter of the alphabet on the landscape of the earth, as revealed in Google Earth. The images of ... Read More
Lewis and Clark
Thursday April 23, 2009
The Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806 was a major exploration of the Pacific Northwest following the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Read Amanda's latest article to learn all about ... Read More
Four Corners Not at Four Corners
Wednesday April 22, 2009
Despite the fact that millions of tourists have had their photos taken at the marker that represents the junction of the boundaries of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah, the ... Read More
Happiness on the Coast
Wednesday April 22, 2009
Studies show that people who live on the coast are happier than those who don't. Be sure to read this article from LiveScience, so appropriately called Key to Happiness: ... Read More
Office of the Geographer of the United States of America
Wednesday April 22, 2009
Blogger Catholicgauze tells about the Office of the Geographer, an office located in the United States Department of State. He points to a great article about the Office of ... Read More
What Future for Shrinking Russia?
Tuesday April 21, 2009
FP Passport Blog discuses the future fate of Russia as the Russian population shrinks and the ethnic population grows. In addition, the Russian Far East is sparsely populated and ... Read More
60 Million Chinese Must Change Names
Tuesday April 21, 2009
New computerized government-issued identity cards in China can only include 32,252 of the roughly 55,000 Chinese characters. Thus, 60 million Chinese need to change their names to include only ... Read More
Earth Day is April 22
Tuesday April 21, 2009
Tomorrow, April 22, is Earth Day. Earth Day is a day of observance established to raise awareness of environmental problems and foster an appreciation for the Earth and the ... Read More
Ocean Waves
Monday April 20, 2009
The latest article from Amanda Briney is an extensive overview of ocean waves - their cause, their impacts, and their structure. Learn all about waves of the oceans from ... Read More
What Do You Know About Mexico?
Friday April 17, 2009
Global Post has two great features on Mexico. The first is a top ten list about Mexico and their drug wars. I was drawn in by fact numero ... Read More
Purple Bicycles Coming to a City Near You?
Friday April 17, 2009
Check out a new project from Yahoo! that might be interesting to geographers, travelers, or just those interested in seeing different parts of the world. Via the Purple Pedals project ... Read More
Real-Time Shoe Map
Tuesday April 14, 2009
Check out this fascinating live map showing customers' purchases of shoes and apparel from Zappos.com. As each customer buys shoes, the shoes appear on the map in their location. ... Read More
Best Cities for Jobs
Tuesday April 14, 2009
Despite the economic situation, there are cities and metropolitan areas in the United States where job growth is occurring, albeit slowly. The annual ranking of the best cities for ... Read More
Tobacco Atlas
Tuesday April 14, 2009
The online Tobacco Atlas is an impressive resource that provides country-level statistics on a wide variety of smoking and tobacco-related data. Presented by the American Cancer Society and the ... Read More
Census 2010 is Coming
Monday April 13, 2009
In just under a year, Census 2010 questionnaires will sweep across the United States and be delivered to more than 100 million households. Next year, no one will receive ... Read More
Average Hurricane Season Expected
Sunday April 12, 2009
Forecasters at Colorado State University released their annual Atlantic hurricane season forecast, expecting an average hurricane season with twelve named storms and six hurricanes.
It's Raining Men: The Glut of Males in China
Sunday April 12, 2009
The British Medical Journal has published a study that shows that there are 32 million more males under the age of 20 in China than females. This huge disparity ... Read More
Middle East Fertility in Decline
Sunday April 12, 2009
The United Nations Population Division is reporting that total fertility rates (TFRs) in Middle Eastern countries are rapidly declining. For example, the TFR for women in Iran from 1975-1980 ... Read More
Lingua Franca, Pidgins, and Creole
Sunday April 12, 2009
Geographer Amanda Briney has contributed a excellent account of the development of lingua francas, pidgins, and creole as a linguistic phenomenon. Read her latest article to learn more about ... Read More
Calling For Antarctic Protections
Tuesday April 7, 2009
In this fiftieth anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attended a conference of signatories and recommended increasing protection of the poles.
Welcome Back Catholicgauze!
Sunday April 5, 2009
My friend and fellow blogger Catholicgauze has returned from a lengthy mission to Iraq where he used his geographic skills and GIS to work with Iraqi and American officials on ... Read More
Reinventing Cities
Sunday April 5, 2009
The New York Times has a delightful article about the need to redesign and reinvent cities to transform them from sprawling suburbs to more compact and efficient centers for human ... Read More
Sweden Becomes Seventh Country to Recognize Same-Sex Marriage
Thursday April 2, 2009
Sweden has legalized same-sex marriage, becoming the seventh country to do so since the Netherlands did so in 2001. On May 1, when Sweden's new law goes into effect, ... Read More
Earth Day
Wednesday April 1, 2009
It's April so that means that Earth Day is coming up soon. Prepare for Earth Day with this latest article from Amanda Briney.