Cartopareidolia is the phenomenon of seeing people and animals in maps.
Geography 101
Geography 101
Manhole Covers With Maps
Cities like Seattle, Chandigarh (India), and Oldenburg (Germany) have designed manhole covers with maps of their respective cities.
Geography 101
The Wide Impact of Tropical Cyclone Idai
The effects of Tropical cyclone Idai were felt as far south as South Africa
Geography 101
How Climate Change is Affecting Tick Season
As the global climate warms, it is more likely that some ticks will remain active through the warmer winters and can expand their habitats into new areas.
Geography 101
The First Color Images of the Earth from Space
The first color photographs of the full-disk view of the Earth were taken in 1967
Geography 101
These Two Species Are No Longer Extinct
Recently, two formerly extinct species were separately discovered to still be living.
Geography 101
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.
Geography 101, Physical Geography
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.
Geography 101, Human Geography
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.
Geography 101
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.
Geography 101
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.
Geography 101
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.