Geography January 2013 Archive

We always knew that urban heat islands have a major impact on their local environment but now researchers have discovered that they have an impact at a much greater distance ... Read More

Like economic wealth, biological wealth is not distributed evenly across the globe. Some countries hold vast amounts of the world's plants and animals. In fact, seventeen of the world's nearly ... Read More

Here are several of my favorite recent geographical news items: This interesting list of the largest libraries in the United States is based on total volumes per library. China's demographic problems ... Read More

Megaregions are the new megalopolises and an project called America 2050 has identified eleven U.S. megaregions that are set to be the focus of population and economic growth in the ... Read More

I'm pleased to introduce Jessica Rosier, a geographer, interpretive naturalist, and new contributing writer for Geography at About.com. Her first article is a great overview of recreational geography. ... Read More

Hurricane Sandy's historical destruction to the Eastern Seaboard of the United States began with its landfall on October 29, 2012, and continued for nearly a week's time, across a dozen ... Read More

February 10, 2013 begins the Chinese New Year celebrations. The Chinese New Year is an important day on the Chinese lunar calendar. I did not know the difference ... Read More