Tag: water

Observations from the 2014 AP Human Geography Reading

Once again the AP Human Geography reading was a success. I still firmly believe that this group pf 500+ teachers and professors have GOT to be the most extraordinary and interesting […]

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NEWS via BloombergBusinessWeek: Megadams Are Dismal Investments

Megadams Are Dismal Investments By Blake Schmidt March 13, 2014 Photograph by Taylor Weidman/Zuma Press Indigenous Munduruku men at the quarry site for Belo Monte It’s hard to overstate the massive proportions […]

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NEWS via FCW.com: EPA: Using maps to make sense of water pollution data

EPA: Using maps to make sense of water pollution data By Frank Konkel Mar 17, 2014 West Virginians did not need an app to know that the Elk River had […]

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NEWS via Mashable: Mapmakers Debate How to Define Crimea

Mapmakers Debate How to Define Crimea A cartographer at work, circa 1930.IMAGE: VINTAGE IMAGES/HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGES BY COLIN DAILEDA1 DAY AGO Much of the world is watching how the high-stakes […]

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NEWS via FCW.com: Why Maps Matter

Why maps matter By Frank Konkel Mar 17, 2014 People used to use maps so they wouldn’t get lost. But in recent years, access to the Global Positioning System and the […]

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NEWS via PRI: Low-Water Lunch: A Chinese Breakthrough on Irrigation?

Esther Boserup would be proud! It looks as though the Chinese have created a new irrigation system that allows plants to use water only as it needs-creating a more sustainable […]

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