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#worldcultureswednesday: An iconic symbol of Scottish cultural heritage, bagpipes have a long history that stretches across the Mediterranean Sea. They hearken back to medieval Scottish life on the Highlands and the region's deep military history.

#England: Scientists, led by the University of Warwick, found evidence for an Ice Age forest hidden beneath the North Sea teeming with life thousands of years earlier than previously believed.

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#doggerland #ancientforests #northsea #tsunami

#Myanmar: A new report from UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, has confirmed that 2025 was the deadliest year on record for maritime movements by Rohingya refugees in South and Southeast Asia.

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#rohingyarefugees #andamansea

#Iran: Iran claims that it has captured two ships in the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. President Donald Trump indefinitely extended the initial two-week ceasefire.

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#straitofhormuz #IRGC #shipping

The ocean covers more than 70% of Earth’s surface, but much of it remains inadequately studied or monitored. The ocean is deeply connected to processes that regulate Earth’s climate, support ecosystems, and provide resources people depend on

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#TopographyTuesday | The “underwater waterfall” in Mauritius isn’t a waterfall at all. It is sand and sediment being pulled off the edge of a shallow ocean shelf into the deep sea. The island is also home to one of the world’s most diverse cultural histories.

#Mars: Evidence for Ancient Ocean

A “bathtub ring” on Mars suggests that an ancient ocean once covered about one-third of the planet and likely persisted for millions of years.

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#Mexico: Gunman at Teotihuacan Pyramids

A gunman killed one Canadian tourist, wounded several others, then killed himself at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids, located 31 miles (50 km) northeast of Mexico City.

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#Bulgaria: Former President Wins Parliament

Rumen Radev, a former fighter pilot and president of Bulgaria, is set to become Prime Minister after his Progressive Bulgaria party won an absolute majority of seats in the country's parliament.

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#MappyMonday: Antarctica contains every time zone on the planet because all longitudes come together at the poles. To make it even more confusing, the bases on Antarctica usually stay in the same time zone as their country. The red are British outposts, which are all over Antarctica.

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#malaysia: A fire in Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo island has destroyed around 1,000 homes and left over 9,000 people displaced. The blaze broke out in the early hours of Sunday in one of Sabah's water villages in the Sandakan district.

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#borneo #islandfire

#unitedstates: New research has formulated a theory for the apparent "disappearance" of the Colorado River millions of years ago. The Colorado River is primarily responsible for carving out the Grand Canyon.

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#grandcanyon #Bidahochi #ancientlake

#iran: The U.S. Navy intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship yesterday in the Gulf of Oman after six hours of warning the vessel to stop. The Iranian vessel Touska was attempting to breach the U.S. naval blockade.

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#navalblockade #straitofhormuz #marines

2026 Teacher Fellow applications are now open! AGS is inviting 50 APHG teachers to join us in New York City this November and participate in specialized workshops that connect Geography 2050 themes to the APHG curriculum. Apply now through June 14th at www.americangeo.org/teacher-fell...

🌍 #APHG Teachers: Our Exam Prep Webinar is now live on our YouTube! Each year's webinar draws on the experience of APHG teachers from across the country who've helped students succeed on the exam for years. You can find it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJlA...

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#foodgeofriday: Commandaria, the ancient wine of Cyprus 🍷

#iran #lebanon: 10-Day Ceasefire, Hormuz Opens

Tens of thousands of displaced Lebanese started returning home to Beirut’s southern suburbs and towns and villages in southern Lebanon after a 10-day ceasefire with Israel started at midnight.

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#NorthKorea: Nuclear Weapons Capacity Grows

North Korea is showing a "very serious increase" in its ability to produce atomic weapons, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog said.

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#unitedstatesofamerica: Boundary Waters Mining to Open

The U.S. Senate voted to overturn a mining ban on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest.

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#MOTW: Behind every online search, video stream, or use of AI is massive data centers, quietly consuming huge amounts of electricity and water to keep the digital world running.

Map: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
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#AI #DataCenter

#World: Critical Atlantic Current Slows

A recent study reveals that the system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which moderates Europe’s climate, is slowing and may be heading toward collapse.

#Sudan: $1.5bn Pledged For Sudan Aid

A group of donor countries has pledged $1.5 billion for humanitarian aid for Sudan at a meeting in Berlin, as the country enters its fourth year of civil war and remains the site of the largest humanitarian crisis in the world.

#Ukraine: Deadliest Russian Strike Kills 17

Russia launched one of its deadliest attacks of the year overnight, killing at least 17 civilians, despite Ukraine intercepting the vast majority of incoming weapons.

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#WorldCulturesWednesday: Songkran, Thailand's national water festival 🪷💦

#colombia: On Monday, Colombian officials approved a plan to euthanize dozens of hippopotamuses, an invasive species, living in the wild. Four hippos, one male and three female, were imported to Colombia in the 1980s for notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.

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#africa: Pope Leo XIV embarked Monday on an ambitious 10-day trip to Africa, with visits to Algeria, Angola, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, to urge global leaders to address the needs of the continent where more than a fifth of the world's Catholics live.

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#spain: The government of Spain has finalized an amnesty plan for the over half-million unauthorized immigrants in the country. The program will grant legal status for migrants to live and work in Spain.

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