September Equinox on Friday
Thursday September 22, 2011
The September equinox takes place on Friday, September 23. At precisely 5:05 a.m. Eastern Time and 09:05 UTC, the earth will be directly above the equator, beginning the season ... Read More
New Articles
Thursday September 22, 2011
Take a look at these brand-new articles here at Geography at About.com: Geography of Cuba, Seas of the Arctic Ocean, Least-Visited National Parks in the U.S., and Water: A Scarce ... Read More
Indian Company Suggests Smart Phones Reduce Birth Rate
Friday September 16, 2011
In a humorous video an Indian cellular phone company suggests that owning a 3G cell phone will reduce the opportunity to increase one's total fertility rate. There is some ... Read More
2011 Geography Awareness Week Theme
Thursday September 8, 2011
The 2011 theme for Geography Awareness Week is "Geography: The Adventure in Your Community." Geography Awareness Week will take place November 13-19, 2011. Take a look at National ... Read More
South Sudan Moving Capital City
Sunday September 4, 2011
On Friday, the Council of Ministers of the world's newest country, South Sudan, approved a move of the new country's capital city from the initial temporary capital of Juba to ... Read More
Deadliest Tsunamis
Friday September 2, 2011
Contributing Writer Amanda Briney provides this brand-new listing of the world's deadliest tsunamis. The world's deadliest tsunami took place just under seven years ago in the Indian Ocean. Amanda is ... Read More
Most Expensive Hotel Cities
Friday September 2, 2011
The Hogg Robinson Group performs a regular survey to determine the cities with the most expensive hotel costs. In their recently-released survey they found that Moscow still leads the ... Read More
Post-Disaster Baby Booms
Thursday September 1, 2011
The History Channel tackles the decades-old myth that nine months following a major power outage or natural disaster, there is a mini-baby-boom due to the increased romantic coupling that takes ... Read More