The Long, Hot Summer
It has been a long, hot summer. In July, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released its analysis of global temperatures for the first six months of 2016. Each of these months has set a record for global temperatures. Taken together, this marks the warmest six-month period since the record began in 1880. The…
A New Encyclopedia is Coming
The International Encyclopedia of Geography The AAG and an international team of distinguished editors and authors are in the final stages of preparing a new major reference work for Geography: The International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment, and Technology. This 15-volume work, published by Wiley both in hard copy and online, will be an…
Graduate Scholarships, Research Opportunities in Tel Aviv
The Tel Aviv Global & Tourism Administration is seeking to position Tel Aviv as a center for innovative research focusing on Tel Aviv and the metropolitan area in various fields. To this aim, the Administration is offering two research scholarships of 7,500 NIS each, for students who are currently working towards completion of MA or…
Call for Participation to Youth in the U.S., Bolivia, Panama, South Africa
TechCamps on Geotechnologies for Climate Change and Environment The Global Connections and Exchange Youth TechCamps: My Community, Our Earth Program (GCE MyCOE) is looking for current high school students in the United States, Bolivia, Panama and South Africa. High school students from each of these countries will be selected to form teams and will collaborate…