The Islamic State has lost 14 percent of the territory it held in January, according to a new analysis.
Tags: political, terrorism, conflict.
Source: www.nytimes.com
The beauty and artistry of nature is truly shown in the phenomenon of ice circles!
Tags: physical, weather and climate, fluvial.
Source: www.youtube.com
“Every year I create a filtered tab with some of the best scoops here on Geography Education for that given calendar year. If you disagree with the committee of one, I’d be glad to hear which one’s were your favorites.”
Source: www.scoop.it
“On November 5, 2015, two dams collapsed at an iron ore mine in southeastern Brazil. The dam is owned by Samarco, a joint-venture between the mining companies Vale and BHP Billiton. News outlets estimate that more than 62 million cubic meters of wastewater have been unleashed so far with catastrophic consequences. The immediate release of sludge wiped out numerous villages including Bento Rodrigues (shown in greater detail above), causing the death of twelve people. Eleven others are still missing. Because of this pollution, more than half a million people do not have access to clean water for drinking or irrigating their crops. By November 23, the contaminated waters covered a 400 mile stretch of the Rio Doce River and entered into the sea, killing significant amounts of planet and animal life along the way. Officials are concerned that the toxins will threaten the Comboios Nature Reserve, a protected area for the endangered leatherback turtle.”
Tags: dam, environment, land use, sustainability, landscape, images, environment modify, pollution.
Source: www.dailyoverview.com
“‘Tis the season for some to take offense when a store clerk says ‘happy holidays’ instead of ‘merry Christmas.’ It is easy to imagine saying ‘merry Christmas’ as another cudgel in the culture wars between Christians and the irreligious. The actual story, however, is much more nuanced.”
Source: fivethirtyeight.com
70-degree weather will span from Florida into southern New England
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
Circles show locations where the record temperatures for this time of year are being forecast to be broken (or within a degree of the record).
Tags: physical, weather and climate.
“In my post last week I cited a few ways in which English is unsuitable as a global language, and mentioned that its being one anyway is attributable at least in part to undeserved luck. Of course, it wasn’t all luck.”
Tags: language, colonialism, diffusion, culture, English.
Source: chronicle.com
Additionally, here is an article explaining why Mandarin won’t become a lingua franca in the near future.
“A postal worker created a guide for black travelers that was published almost every year from 1936 to 1966.”
Source: hereandnow.wbur.org
The effects of globalization and technologies are uneven; this is a very clear example of how mobility and access to other places can be limited based on various segments of the population. It is repugnant to think that such a book was ever necessary in this country, but it is heartening to see the evidence of an organized network that worked to lessen the pain of those oppressed by it (podcast on the Green Book and an additional article).
Geographer Derek Alderman complied these resources for teachers wanting to use the example of the Green Book in their classrooms.
Tags: mobility, transportation, race, class, culture, historical, USA, ethnicity.
Regions of America have their own grammar, just like they have their own vocabulary.
Source: www.atlasobscura.com
Here’s you a post on regionalized grammatical differences. And if you want a link of Southern vocabulary terms, (personal favorite: I’m fixin’ to…) click on this.
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