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The first national geographical organization in the United States. Nonprofit organization spreading geographical and geospatial awareness since 1851. https://www.americangeo.org/join-ags
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As part of its military efforts in renewed fighting over its border with #Cambodia, #Thailand has struck multiple casinos in Cambodia linked to international cyber scamming.

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December 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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The European Union has agreed to provide a new interest-free loan worth over $105B to help #Ukraine cover budget shortfalls over the next two years. This new loan is backed by the E.U.'s budget, not Russian assets.

#EuropeanUnion #Russia

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December 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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#Israel announced a US$35 billion deal to provide natural gas to #Egypt, boosting economic ties between the two countries after years of growing tensions due to the war in #Gaza.

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December 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Sweet, spiced, and soaked in honey, #Melomakarona are #Greece’s classic #Christmas cookies, packed with #Mediterranean flavors like olive oil, citrus, and walnuts. #FoodGeoFriday 🎄🍯
December 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Sea levels may rise 1m+ by 2100 🌊 but this obscures the real risk: tides + seasons + storm surge. Earth.org maps mild vs extreme scenarios 🗺️⚠️ #SeaLevelRise #StormSurge #CoastalFlooding #ClimateRisk #ClimateAdaptation #DataViz
December 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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A new study in the journal Nature provides insights on the role of hydrogen emissions in advancing climate change. Climate scientists believe increasing levels of atmopheric hydrogen have indirectly contributed to 0.02°C of global warming.

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December 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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The United States is in danger of losing its official status of having eliminated measles as outbreaks advance in Arizona, South Carolina, and Utah and smaller clusters grow throughout the country.

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#USA #measles
December 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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#USA-#Venezuela: Yesterday, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said Venezuela will continue to trade oil and ordered his navy to escort ships, one day after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade on all sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving the country.

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December 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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#Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are engaging in a campaign to destroy evidence of mass killings in the North Darfur city of el-Fasher. The RSF killed fleeing civilians and carried out widespread killings across el-Fasher.

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December 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced an expanded travel ban that will fully bar entry for most travelers from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria, and the Palestinian Authority, with the changes set to take effect January 1, 2026.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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New discoveries from a 1.5 million-year-old skull of a Homo erectus uncovered in #Ethiopia are refining what #paleoanthropologists understand about the development of early humans.

#paleontology #archeology

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December 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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🎄 Las Posadas (Dec 16–24) is a nine-day celebration reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter. Through processions, songs, food, and piñatas, communities across #Mexico and Central America celebrate hospitality and togetherness. #WorldCulturesWednesday
#posadas #holidays #centralamerica
December 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Doomsday Glacier Quakes
Scientists have identified more than 360 previously undetected glacial earthquakes in Antarctica, most of them occurring at the Thwaites Glacier, often called the “Doomsday Glacier”.

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December 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Deadly Flooding Kills 37
In Morocco, torrential rain on Sunday caused flash floods in Safi, about 186 miles (300 km) south of the capital, Rabat, killing at least 37 people and injuring dozens.

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#morocco #torrentialrain #flashflood #disaster
December 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Drones Hit Russian Submarines
Two Russian submarines in Novorossiysk were reportedly hit by Ukrainian drones yesterday. The port of Novorossiysk had housed many of Russia's vital naval vessels, which have now been relocated due to the attack.

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December 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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The #Caucasus is one of the places where people first started growing grapes and making wine. Scientists found chemical traces of grape wine in pottery from sites in #Georgia that are almost 8,000 years old.

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December 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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#TopographyTuesday Afar Depression is a geologic and topographic lowland in the Horn of Africa, known as one of the hottest, driest, and most tectonically active regions on Earth. It’s also one of the only places on Earth where you can physically see a continent splitting apart.
December 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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A #terrorist attack targeting a Hanukkah celebration at #Sydney's Bondi Beach yesterday evening left 15 people dead and at least 42 injured, making it one of the deadliest mass shootings in #Australia since 1996.

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December 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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As renewed fighting between the neighboring countries enters its second week, Thai air attacks are reaching deeper into Cambodian territory, with bombing near shelters for displaced people and #Cambodia's key tourist hub.

#Thailand

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December 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Scientists have found a strange rock layer beneath Bermuda that may explain why the islands sit on an unusually high patch of seafloor long after their volcanism ended.
#bermuda #geology #seafloor

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December 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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#MappyMonday - Sea levels have always changed, but now people are driving the shift and facing the fallout. 🌊🏙️🌱
#ClimateChange #SeaLevelRise #CoastalResilience #Adaptation #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #ClimateAction #Sustainability #UrbanPlanning #DisasterRiskReduction
December 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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#Russia and #China conducted a major joint air and naval operation near #Japan earlier this week, deploying bombers, fighter jets, and the aircraft carrier Liaoning through key waterways including the Tsushima and Miyako Straits.

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December 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Catastrophic flooding is still unfolding across the U.S. Pacific Northwest and western #Canada, with widespread road closures, and large-scale evacuations expected to affect the region for days.

#PacificNorthwest #Washington #flooding

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December 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Humans mastered the art of creating #Fire 400,000 years ago, almost 350,000 years earlier than previously known, according to a groundbreaking discovery in a field in Suffolk, #England.

#archeology #ancienttechnology

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December 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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#FoodGeoFriday Stollen from Germany! A centuries-old Christmas bread from Dresden, filled with fruit, nuts, spices, & marzipan. Its geography is rooted in Saxony’s location on key trade routes and protected by EU PGI status. Powdered like snowy hills, it’s one of Germany’s most famous holiday foods.
December 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM