Geography 101

These Two Species Are No Longer Extinct

Recently, two formerly extinct species were separately discovered to still be living.

Review | Maps (Poetry)

This slim book reminds us that maps are not just lines and images on a surface – on paper or a globe – they are also emotional passages into the remembering and the meaning of our lives.

Waipā Garden in Kauai, Hawaii Now Holds the 24-Hour Precipitation Record for the United States

A rainfall gauge located at the Waipā Foundation in Kauai, Hawaii set the record for the most rainfall in a 24-hour period in the United States.

Review | The Longest Line on the Map

This book tells the story of how and why the Pan-American Highway was conceived and, poignantly, the why of a stubborn gap that remains unconnected.

Before There Were Drones: Using Pigeons for Aerial Photography

Back before drones became a cheap and easy way to acquire aerial imagery, a German inventor proposed using pigeons to capture photographs of the earth from above.

Antarctica is Losing Ice Six Times Faster Than 40 Years Ago

Researchers analyzed ice mass between 1979 and 2017 in Antarctica and found a sixfold increase in yearly ice mass loss.

Most of California’s Yearly Rainfall Arrives Via Atmospheric Rivers

A study that looked at two-decades worth of rainfall data has found that the majority of California’s rain arrives due to atmospheric rivers. hourly precipitation measurements has found that the majority of California’s rain arrives due to atmospheric rivers.