#Antarctica: Coldest Temperature in 14 Years Scientists at the Concordia Station in Antarctica recorded the lowest temperature on Earth in 14 years at -119°F (-84.1°C), on July 18. #climatescience Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#russia #ukraine: Deadly Drone Strikes Expand Earlier today, Ukrainian drones hit the 14th warehouse in three weeks belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s biggest online retailer. #ukrainewar Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#Guatemala: Fuego Volcano Erupts Hundreds of people were evacuated from villages in Guatemala after the Fuego volcano erupted on Monday. #volcano #centralamerica Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

Every March, Valencia celebrates the Falles, a festival full of noise, excitement, and most notably, flames. How did this unusual tradition begin and how has it changed? Find out this and more in this week’s #worldcultureswednesday. #fallas #valencia

Few cities have shaped the field of #urbanplanning as profoundly as #Barcelona. For more than 2,000 years, the city’s streets have reflected the evolving relationship between geography, politics, public health, and urban design. Read more: tinyurl.com/mtnambyk

#TopographyTuesday - Ituri Rainforest Located near the equator and Congo Basin, the Ituri is a humid forest, with swamps, river systems, and rare biodiversity. It is also home to the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. #IturiRainforest #DRC #CongoBasin #Okapi #UNESCO

#Antarctica: Origins of Blood Falls Antarctica’s Blood Falls, a crimson outflow from the Taylor Glacier, appears to be fed by an ancient marine water system trapped beneath the ice. #geology #glaciology Read more: tinyurl.com/5bvw9r5t

#World: #Wildfires Dominated in July Around 20 % of land area in the Northern Hemisphere experienced a larger concentration of atmospheric black carbon in July, attributed to soot released from wildfires. Read more: tinyurl.com/5bvw9r5t

#Pakistan: Protests and Unrest in #Kashmir Mass protests and unrest have swept Pakistani-controlled Kashmir following discontent over the high prices for food and electricity and a disputed regional election process. Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#mappymonday: #Taiwan's indigenous peoples #Indigenous peoples make up about 3% of Taiwan's population, with 16 officially recognized tribes (shown in map on the right) and 10 awaiting recognition. The map on the left depicts both recognized and unrecognized tribes.

#Naoero - Pacific Island Changes Its Name Nauru has officially changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, a spelling and pronunciation more representative of the conventions of the tiny Pacific Island’s national language. #Nauru #Pacific Read More: tinyurl.com/5appde68

#Indonesia - Ferry Fire Kills at Least 5 A ferry fire off Indonesia’s Madura Island has killed at least five people and left 28 still missing. The Mutiara Sentosa 2 was traveling from Surabaya in East Java to Makassar in South Sulawesi when the fire broke out. Read More: tinyurl.com/5appde68

#Ethiopia - Renewed Fighting in Tigray Violence has broken out in the Ethiopian region of Tigray between the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). #Tigray #Sudan #AfricanUnion Read More: tinyurl.com/5appde68

#Europe: Heat and Drought Shrinks Danube Extreme heat and drought has lowered water levels in the Danube River, affecting several countries in central Europe. #ClimateChange #archeology Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#Israel-#Palestine: Land Barrier Extensions in Gaza Israel is building a large earthen barrier inside Gaza that could turn the ceasefire’s temporary “yellow line” into a more permanent internal boundary. #Gaza #Ceasefire Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#Spain: Ceuta Overrun by Migrants Tens of thousands of migrants flooded across the border into Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa, on Thursday. #migrantcrisis #Morocco Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#FoodGeoFriday - Amsterdam Stroopwafel The Dutch “syrup waffle” began as a regional treat in Gouda and became one of the Netherlands’ most popular sweets. It's made from two thin waffle cookies filled with warm caramel syrup, butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. #Stroopwafel #Amsterdam

#MapoftheWeek: Increased Violence in the Occupied West Bank Tensions have escalated in the West Bank following a recent episode of violence that resulted in the deaths of four Palestinians and two Israelis. Read more: tinyurl.com/bddjnst7

#Australia - #France: Record Commercial Jet Flight On Tuesday, Australian airline Qantas completed the longest-ever commercial flight, flying nonstop from Melbourne, Australia, to Toulouse, France, with a total flight time of 24 hours and 24 minutes. #Qantas Read More: tinyurl.com/4jffjt7d

#India - Devastating Floods in Assam Heavy monsoon rains have caused extreme floods in the Indian state of Assam and neighboring Nagaland. Local officials reported that the region received rainfall that was 435% - 490% above normal within a two-day period. Read More: tinyurl.com/4jffjt7d

#Egypt - Drone Attack in Mediterranean A drone attack caused fires on two gas vessels on Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta. The fire started on Wednesday when the drone struck the Energos Winter, a U.S. floating storage and regasification unit #SuezCanal Read More: tinyurl.com/4jffjt7d

#worldcultureswednesday: How do you handle conflicts over the holidays? The Peruvians fight it out with Takanakuy! #Peru #Andes #Christmas

#Zimbabwe: New Dinosaur Species Discovered The fossils of a previously-unknown species of dinosaur have recently been discovered in Zimbabwe on the shores of Lake Kariba, on the border with Zambia. #Fossils #paleontology #TriassicEra Read More: tinyurl.com/4cxm7xkj

#Yemen: Houthis Plan Red Sea Toll Western and Yemeni intelligence report that Yemen’s Houthis are considering toll fees on commercial ships passing through the southern Red Sea. #Houthis #RedSea #StraitofHormuz Read More: tinyurl.com/4cxm7xkj

#Iraq - #Jordan: Iran War Escalates U.S. Central Command and Saudi Arabia launched joint strikes early Wednesday against Iran-backed militias in Iraq. #IranWar #Military #SaudiArabia Read More: tinyurl.com/4cxm7xkj

For nearly a century, this 18-inch globe has served as a living record of humanity’s greatest feats of exploration, bearing the signatures and routes of those who pushed beyond the known boundaries of Earth, the skies, oceans, and even space. Check out our latest AGS Globe: tinyurl.com/yvn9b4xn

#TopographyTuesday - The Tablelands of Gros Morne National Park Formed through ancient plate collision, then revealed by erosion and glaciation, the Tablelands are one of the few places where rock from the Earth’s interior mantle is exposed at the surface. #TheTablelands #GrosMorne

#Syria: Archeological Sites Demolished Over half of Syria’s archaeological sites were destroyed or damaged during its civil war between 2011 and 2024, according to a new study from Dartmouth College. #archaeology #middleeast Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#Japan: Earthquake Strikes Kyushu A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Kyushu Island in southern Japan around 4:27 pm today, local time, with the epicenter located 12 miles (20 km) to the south of #Kunamoto. #Kyushu #earthquake Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

#Russia: #Ukraine Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers Ukraine struck an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea on Saturday, in an effort to target a route Kyiv says is used to move Iranian military cargo to Russia. #Iranwar #CapsianSea Read more: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...