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 CNN: Crimea-Economic fallout of a ‘yes’ vote
Crimea: Economic fallout of a ‘yes’ vote By Alanna Petroff and Mark Thompson @CNNMoney March 15, 2014: 7:54 AM ET Crimea is voting on Sunday in a referendum to decide if the […]
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NEWS via Telegraph: The maps which explain the Ukraine crisis
The maps which explain the Ukraine crisis As Russia and Ukraine come ever closer to blows over Crimea, we explain, using maps, the issues at stake 10:35AM GMT 04 Mar […]
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NEWS via National Geographic: Behind the Headlines: History and Geography Help Explain Ukraine Crisis
Behind the Headlines: History and Geography Help Explain Ukraine Crisis The country rests precariously between East and West. A woman wipes away tears as she walks away from a memorial […]
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NEWS via PRI.com: Will climate change Kill the Winter Olympics?
Will climate change kill the winter Olympics? Reporter Peter Thomson January 30, 2014 · 5:45 PM EST Credit: Wongm/Wikimedia commons- Snow making is underway at Mount Hotham in, Victoria, Australia, in 2007. The […]
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