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Category: Geography

How Quebec Got 80 per Cent of Fathers to Take Paternity Leave

Geography

Today, 80 per cent of Quebec fathers get a paternity leave when a child arrives so they can help care for their little one for several weeks.

ICELAND LANDSCAPES

Geography

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Planned Burns Can Reduce Wildfire Risks, but Expanding Use of ‘Good Fire’ Isn’t Easy

Geography
children escaping forest fires

Fire managers intentionally ignite fires within a predetermined forests area to burn brush, smaller trees and other plant matter.

Mount Etna: Volcano Is Sliding Towards the Sea and Now We Know Why

Geography
mount etna

Mount Etna slide is caused by gravity, which makes a collapse more likely but we can’t give an indication of when or even if this will actually happen.

Recycling All the Plastic Garbage in the World Can Make You Buy the NFL, Apple and Microsoft

Geography
climate change plastic waste

How much plastic is in the ocean? According to statistician Liberty Vittert, there are 7.2 trillion grocery bags of plastic waste on Earth today.

Cracking the Mystery of the Worldwide Hum

Geography
mystery

The classic description of the Hum is that it sounds like a truck engine idling. For some, it’s a distant rumbling or droning noise. It can start and stop suddenly or wax and wane over time.

Jailed for Collecting Rainwater Without a Permit

Geography

In August 2012, a 65 year-old checked in for 30 days of jail time in Oregon for collecting rainwater in man-made ponds without a permit.

Spongebob’s Bikini Bottom Is Based on a Real-Life Nuclear Test Site

Geography
Bikini Atoll, the island that inspired Spongebob's Bikini Bottom.

Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob’s home, is based on an actual place in the Pacific Ocean, the location of 23 U.S. nuclear weapons tests during the Cold War era.

HISTORIC TRIP THROUGH CANADIAN SPACE EXPLORATION

Geography, Sidebar

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Giethoorn Village Is the Venice of the Netherlands

Geography
Giethoorn

The village of Giethoorn, in the Netherlands, has no roads and no cars. The residents either walk or take boats through canals. Situated in the northeastern province of Overijssel, it is famous for its waterways and bicycle trails.

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