Having been cultivated in West Africa for thousands of years, Fonio is a “supergrain” packed high with vital nutrients and protein. Learn more about the story of this saporous cereal in this week’s #FoodGeoFriday. #Fonio #WestAfrica

#usa: Tick Population Boom The increase in numbers and expanding range of the Lone Star tick in the United States is drawing attention to similar trends for other tick species and the diseases they spread. Read: mailchi.mp/americangeo/... #ticks #tickseason

#panama: New Restrictions on Canal Transit The Panama Canal will make new reductions to the daily passage of ships through the waterway due to a lack of rainfall during this El Niño year, the operator announced on Thursday. Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/... #panamacanal #shipping

The leaders of seven countries, including four EU member states, condemned a major Israeli settlement project in the West Bank, labeled E1, and called on Israel to end expansion in the occupied Palestinian territory. Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/... #Israel #Palestine #WestBank

#MapOfTheWeek: Illicit Drug Trade in the Middle East While much attention has been focused on the restoration of commercial trade routes in the Middle East, countries in the region have sought to end another type of international exchange–the illicit drug trade. Read More: tinyurl.com/53m33upd

#Europe: Danube Drought Discoveries The Danube and other European rivers continue to see disruptions to shipping, tourism, energy production, agriculture, and food supply from historic drought conditions. #Danube #Drought Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#Ukraine: Russia Intensifies Kyiv Attacks Russia launched a large overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region, killing at least 16 people as it continues to intensify strikes on Ukraine’s capital. #Kyiv #Russia Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#Syria: Israeli Strike Stirs Regional Rival Tensions continue to escalate in Syria, two days after Israeli forces bombed a Syrian airbase where Turkish troops were allegedly set to deploy. #Israel #Turkiye Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#WorldCulturesWednesday: The iconic city of New York is known for many things, from Broadway shows to Wall Street in addition to a wide array of foods. The beloved bodega cats are emblematic to the local neighborhoods. #cats #bodega #NYC

#Canada - #usa: Trump Pauses 50% Tariff Last night, U.S. President Donald Trump announed a three-day pause to the imposition of an unprecedented 50% tariff set to hit a wide swath of Canadian-made goods. #trade #tariffs Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#Spain: Earthquakes Rock Granada Yesterday, three earthquakes above 4.0 magnitude hit the historic city of Granada, Spain, aftershocks to the 5.0-magnitude tremor that rocked the city over the weekend. #earthquake #Alhambra Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#usa: Grand Canyon History Revealed Scientists at the United Kingdom's University of Southampton uncovered new findings of an ancient cliff that played a major role in the development of the Grand Canyon. #GrandCanyon #geology Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

The Grand Canyon might conjure an image of stone buttes and multi-colored mesas in semi-arid Arizona. However, another American national park is home to a grand canyon of its own–Yellowstone. Find out more in today’s #TopographyTuesday. #Yellowstone #GrandCanyon #YellowstoneRiver

A 400-million-year-old cave system, one of the most remarkable geological discoveries in modern history, lies beneath the forests of central Vietnam. Hang Sơn Đoòng has its own ecosystem and weather patterns! Read: substack.com/home/post/p-... #Vietnam #exploration #caverns #asia #southeastasia

#Mongolia: #UN Conference on Desertification The 17th United Nations (UN) Conference on Desertification is taking place this August 17 to 28 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with a focus on drought prevention Read more:https://tinyurl.com/52bwmvxr

#US: Big Bend Border Wall Paused The Trump administration has briefly paused construction on a border wall in Big Bend National Park after public backlash. #bigbend #usmexicoborder Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#US: Record-Low Western Reservoirs The two largest reservoirs in the United States have fallen to record lows as a severe drought grips the country's West. #southwest #drought Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#MappyMonday: Re-imagining the world’s rivers as trees Rivers are the lifeblood of watersheds, with smaller rivers flowing into bigger rivers. Perrin Remonte, a French cartographer, reimagines rivers as tree-like figures. See more of his work at www.perrinremonte.com/river-trees

🌍 Join us at our Geography 2050: Africa Shaping Tomorrow symposium this Nov. 19-20 in NYC! We invite you to submit digital AND in-person Lightning Talk & Poster proposals & share your work with our wide audience. 🗓️ Deadline: Sept. 21 Submit your proposal: geography2050.org #geography #geospatial

#USA: Herd Immunity Decreases Lower vaccination rates are causing a decrease in herd immunity across the U.S., as an executive order signed by President Donald Trump aims to reduce the number of vaccinations recommended for children. #disease #vaccine Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#DRCongo: DRC's Deadliest Ebola Outbreak The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country’s history. #ebola #disease Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#Indonesia: Earthquake Rocks Eastern Islands On Saturday, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit just north of Indonesia's Flores Island, killing 68 people and forcing thousands to evacuate. #earthquake #flores Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

Mandazi, known as the East African doughnut is a fried flat bread native to the Swahili coast. Learn more in today's #FoodGeoFriday. #Mandazi #EastAfrica #Swahili

Read our new EthicalGEO blog piece by Joel Pomeroy, which discusses #GeoAI's transformative effect on warfare and its profound ethical implications. #war #geospatial #ethicalgeo #ai Read here: tinyurl.com/kebhpyfr

#Moldova: Caught at EU-Russia Crossroad The August 9 explosion of a Russian drone over the village of Crocmaz has drawn attention to Moldova's future. Read more: tinyurl.com/439hnyf2

#Afghanistan: Five Years Since #Taliban Takeover Saturday (August 15) marks the five-year anniversary of the takeover of Afghanistan by hardline Islamists, drawing renewed global attention to the ongoing crisis in the country. Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#Japan: Floods Inundate #Chiba Prefecture At least eight people have died in eastern Japan after “unprecedented” heavy rain that left nearly 7,000 stranded at Tokyo’s Narita airport and forced thousands to take refuge in government buildings. Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#france: Jellyfish Disrupt Nuclear Reactor Three reactors at the French Gravelines nuclear power plant were shut down on Monday after interference from a massive influx of jellyfish. Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/... -- #jellyfish #energy #NuclearEnergy #nuclear #nuclearpower #europe

#japan: Putin's First-Ever Kuril Islands Visit Russia’s President Vladimir #Putin paid his first-ever visit to a Russian-administered island chain in the Pacific that is also claimed by Japan, drawing condemnation from the Japanese government. Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/... #Russia

#oman: An oil spill from a disabled tanker has reached Oman’s mainland beaches after weeks of crude leaking into the Arabian Sea. This oil spill threatens to become one of the world’s worst in years, spreading largely unchecked since June 8. Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...