The Dead Sea Emergency
Monday November 30, 2009
As reported earlier, the Dead Sea, on the border of Israel and Jordan, is disappearing. Jordan and Israel cannot agree on how to solve the problem so the environmental ... Read More
Nine Nations of China
Monday November 30, 2009
In an echo of The Nine Nations of North America, The Atlantic has published an interesting article called The Nine Nations of China that divides China into nine regions based ... Read More
Dividing North America
Thursday November 26, 2009
In writing my new article about The Nine Nations of North America, I started thinking that ideas to break up North America are often put forward. Thus, I created ... Read More
World's Fattest People
Thursday November 26, 2009
GlobalPost has published a listing of the world's fattest countries based on WHO data. Unfortunately, number one on the list, American Samoa, isn't a country at all but a ... Read More
Census Worker Death Ruled Suicide
Wednesday November 25, 2009
Law enforcement officials have ruled that the U.S. Census Bureau worker who was found dead hanging from a tree in rural Kentucky in September committed suicide. The Bureau released a ... Read More
Animated Unemployment Map
Tuesday November 24, 2009
Take a look at this impressive animated county-level map of unemployment rates in the United States from January 2007 to September 2009. Watch as the unemployment rate really expands ... Read More
A Quiet Hurricane Season
Tuesday November 24, 2009
National Geographic reports on the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, which was the most tranquil hurricane season in quite some time. Although the Atlantic hurricane season doesn't end until December ... Read More
New Sea - The Salish Sea in Pacific Northwest
Monday November 23, 2009
The U.S .Board on Geographic Names and Province of British Columbia Geographic Names Office have defined a new sea - the Salish Sea (follow the link for a map). ... Read More
GIS Job Skills
Sunday November 22, 2009
Geography graduate student Michalis Avraam at the University of Washington has compiled a fantastic listing of skills needed to obtain a job in GIS or career in GIS. ... Read More
The New President of Europe
Thursday November 19, 2009
Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy was unanimously elected the first President of the European Union by the twenty-seven member states today in Brussels. The New York Times ... Read More
Leading Countries for Scientific Publications
Wednesday November 18, 2009
A new study on the number of scientific publications per capita found that European countries led the world in research and innovation. The seven most productive countries in terms ... Read More
Television Series Seeks Young Geographers
Tuesday November 17, 2009
Mark Burnett Productions, the creative force behind Survivor, The Apprentice and Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? is searching for young people (ages 6-12) who are geography experts for ... Read More
Palestine Seeks UN Declaration of Statehood
Tuesday November 17, 2009
Palestinian diplomats have requested the European Union to ask the United Nations Security Council to declare the West Bank and Gaza Strip as an independent state. American, Israeli, and ... Read More
Mo Rocca and World Capital Cities
Monday November 16, 2009
This funny video posted on the great Geographile blog it worth watching. It shows comedian Mo Rocca dealing with "harassment" from various individuals regarding his knowledge of all of ... Read More
Happy Geography Awareness Week
Saturday November 14, 2009
Happy Geography Awareness Week! November 15-21 is Geography Awareness Week! This year's theme is "Get Lost in Mapping: Find Your Place in the World" and there's no better ... Read More
Where Does Route 66 End?
Tuesday November 10, 2009
The now-defunct U.S. Route 66 that once extended from Chicago to Los Angeles officially ended on the West Coast at the corner of 7th Street and Broadway in downtown Los ... Read More
Iran to Relocate Capital From Tehran
Monday November 9, 2009
The Iranian capital of Tehran sits upon more than one hundred known earthquake faults. Therefore the government is taking the prudent action of working to relocate the capital to ... Read More
New Geography Quiz
Saturday November 7, 2009
Take this brand-new fifteen-question multiple-choice Geography Quiz to test your geographic knowledge. Good luck!
Shanghai Disneyland
Wednesday November 4, 2009
The Walt Disney Company has gained approval from Chinese officials to build a Disneyland theme park in Shanghai, China. Expected to open within five years, Shanghai Disneyland is expected ... Read More
Kilimanjaro Ice Disappearing
Tuesday November 3, 2009
Eighty-five percent of the ice at the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in 1912 has disappeared. Furthermore, the ice in the glaciers at the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro ... Read More
Patchwork Nation
Monday November 2, 2009
In a project that reminds me a lot of the Claritas PRIZM system, Patchwork Nation is a collaboration between the Christian Science Monitor, PBS' NewsHour and local public broadcasting stations ... Read More