Agatha, First Named Storm of 2010, is Deadly; A Hyperactive 2010 Season?
Monday May 31, 2010
The first named tropical storm of the 2010 hurricane season was only a tropical storm for 12 hours but it packed a deadly punch to Central America. Tropical Storm ... Read More
Tensions Between North Korea and South Korea Heat Up
Sunday May 30, 2010
North Korea and South Korea are in a standoff over international findings that a North Korean torpedo sunk the South Korean warship Cheonan on March 26, which killed 46 sailors. ... Read More
Oil Spill Resources
Sunday May 30, 2010
What follows is my recommended listing of official resources and maps regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. These sites are good resources for tracking ... Read More
Florida Teen Wins National Geographic Bee
Wednesday May 26, 2010
Thirteen year-old Aadith Moorthy of Palm Harbor, Florida won the 2010 National Geographic Bee finals in Washington, D.C. today. Moorthy correctly answered the question, "The largest city in northern ... Read More
Every Country is Number One
Monday May 24, 2010
Take a look at this delightful map showing many countries along with a top world ranking for that country. For example: Namibia is number one in Uranium while the Czech ... Read More
Puerto Rico to Vote Again on Status
Sunday May 23, 2010
For the fifth time in fifty years, the citizens of Puerto Rico might go to the polls to decide whether or not they like their current status as a United ... Read More
Estonia to Join Eurozone, OECD; Israel and Slovenia Also OECD Invitees
Sunday May 23, 2010
Despite financial woes in the Eurozone, Estonia is on track to start using the euro on January 1, 2011. Estonia would be the 23rd country to join the Eurozone ... Read More
Maps That Changed the World
Tuesday May 18, 2010
Peter Barber, the Head of Map Collections at the British Library, presents a listing of the ten map that changed the world. While almost all of the maps have ... Read More
Top Destination Cities
Monday May 17, 2010
There are a multitude of the top travel destinations published online and offline on a continuous basis and I usually don't mention them but I really like the TravelAdvisor's Top ... Read More
World Geography Quiz
Sunday May 16, 2010
This week's quiz is a world geography quiz that focuses on the Earth as a whole. Test your knowledge of our planet with this fifteen-question multiple-choice geography quiz. ... Read More
University Restricts Travel to "Dangerous" Countries
Friday May 14, 2010
The Freakonomics blog reports that the University of Texas has developed a policy of restricting travel to "dangerous" countries, based upon U.S. Department of State Travel Warnings. My first ... Read More
Largest Oil Spills
Thursday May 13, 2010
Amanda Briney provides a brand-new list of the largest oil spills in history. Did you know that neither the Exxon Valdez nor the Gulf of Mexico spill make the ... Read More
Men Read Maps, Women Remember Routes
Monday May 10, 2010
In the latest study of differences in spatial understanding between men and women, it would appear that while men can read maps better, women are best at remembering routes. ... Read More
Jane Jacobs and Terrorists
Sunday May 9, 2010
Ann Althouse reflects on the news regarding the t-shirt vendor who spotted something amiss and reported a car bomb in New York City's Times Square. Ann discusses Jane Jacob's ... Read More
Report Severe Weather Via Twitter
Sunday May 9, 2010
The U.S. National Weather Service is testing an experimental system to monitor severe weather through geotagged Tweets on Twitter. By using the tag #wxreport on Twitter, users can Tweet ... Read More
Census Bureau Congratulates Itself, Starts Door-to-Door Tally
Sunday May 9, 2010
Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau happily announced that they had ultimately reached a 72% return rate for Census 2010 forms via mail. That rate of response matched Census ... Read More
New California Fault Map
Tuesday May 4, 2010
The California Geological Survey has produced a new fault map of California. The map is available online as a layer on Google Maps and in other formats. It ... Read More
South Korea's Population Control
Monday May 3, 2010
In 1962, South Korea began a nationwide family planning campaign to reduce the total fertility rate (TFR) in its population. The TFR in South Korea dropped from 4.5 children ... Read More
Russia and Norway Agree on Arctic Border
Sunday May 2, 2010
Russia and Norway have come to an agreement on their join boundary in the Barents Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean. The new boundary will extend due northward from ... Read More
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Sunday May 2, 2010
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill, caused by an explosion on oil rig on April 20, might become the worst oil spill in American history. This latest disaster in ... Read More
Geographic Overviews
Sunday May 2, 2010
Contributing Writer Amanda Briney provides a great new collection of geographic overviews of places around the world:
Mount St. Helens
Gulf of Mexico
Costa Rica
Greenland
Poland
In addition, she provides a listing of the world's ... Read More