 Latest World Heritage Sites by GeoNova
UNESCO's World Heritage program is an effort to identify, protect, and preserve sites having outstanding cultural and/or natural significance - places of value to humanity as a whole, places radiant with life and...
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 Geology & Yellowstone: A Hot Topic by GeoNova
From time to time, often in unison with periodic reports from the U.S. Geological Survey, the mainstream media informs us that the Yellowstone National Park area has been the site of tremendously violent...
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 Panama Canal Expansion Begins by GeoNova
A minute (50 mile/80 km long) but vital link in the global shipping network since its opening in 1914, the Panama Canal has increasingly become a bottleneck or obstacle to that traffic.
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 A New Flag for Iraq by GeoNova
On January 22, 2008, the Parliament of Iraq voted to adopt a new national flag. The new flag design eliminates the 3 stars, associated with Saddam Hussein's Baath Party...
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 Presidential Hopefuls Receive Their First Grades by GeoNova
Year's end is a time of hope: bowl games will be won, pounds will be lost, grades will be better. Presidential candidates have had their season of hope, too, despite the toil of fundraising...
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 Monuments of Sand and Steel by GeoNova
The most prominent landmark - literally as well as symbolically - is the Burj Dubai, a skyscraper still under construction that has already surpassed Toronto's CN Tower...
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 A Divided Union by GeoNova
Belgium, a country known for its chocolate and beer and as a brief stop on European “package” tours, is in the midst of a challenging - yet also oddly lackluster - political stalemate.
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 Aral Sea Shrinkage Reversed by GeoNova
A small portion of the Aral Sea - a late-20th-century model of environmental catastrophe - has recently provided some reasons for optimism.
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 The Status of Kosovo by GeoNova
Serbia's sovereignty over Kosovo is acknowledged by the international community, but an overwhelming majority of the province's population (roughly 2 million total) favors...
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 A New, Old Name for Iwo Jima by GeoNova
The Japanese Geographical Survey (JGS) has officially reinstated the pre-WWII name for the island of Iwo Jima. It will now be designated Iwo To [the second word is pronounced like “toe”]...
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 Sunbelt and West Keep Shining by GeoNova
Recent estimates regarding population from the U.S. Census Bureau confirm the ongoing demographic shift in our country. Lists of the fastest-growing states, counties, and metro areas are monopolized...
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 Myanmar's New Capital by GeoNova
With pomp and circumstance the military junta in control of Myanmar unveiled the country's new capital to the foreign media on March 27, 2007. Prior to this event, the new capital, Nay Pyi Taw, had been...
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 An American Staple by GeoNova
One analysis [measuring carbon atoms] revealed that corn constitutes much of a typical fast-food meal: soda - almost 100% corn; milkshake - 78%; salad dressing - 65%; chicken nugget - 56%...
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 Expansion of the Eurozone by GeoNova
On January 1, 2007, Slovenia adopted the euro as its official currency, becoming the latest member of the Eurozone - the collective of European countries whose official currency is the euro and who are full...
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 Expansion of the European Union by GeoNova
On January 1, 2007, Bulgaria and Romania became the 26th and 27th members of the European Union, finalizing a process that began in 1995. Their 30 million citizens boost the total population of the EU to...
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