Sarah Shamim

Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America? Google Maps And Contentious Geography

[ad_1] United States President Donald Trump’s executive orders have crept into the realm of digital cartography. Google announced on Monday that its online mapping platform, Google Maps, will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for users in the US. Additionally, Google Maps will change the name of North […]

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Is Climate Change To Blame For The California Wildfires?

[ad_1] The “Pyrocene” is upon us. At least, that is the theory which was first introduced by fire historian Stephen Pyne in a 2015 essay. United States Forest Service ecologist Gavin Jones described the Pyrocene in a 2023 interview with The Explorers Journal as the current era in which humans experience greater fire activity than

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Are North Korean Troops Fighting For Russia Against Ukraine?

[ad_1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a speech to parliament on Wednesday that North Korea was a de facto participant in the war in Ukraine, siding with Russia. He said that Ukrainian intelligence had found that Pyongyang was transferring not only weapons, but also soldiers to Moscow. The deepening military ties between Russia and

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Choosing To Be Child-free In An ‘Apocalyptic’ South Asia

[ad_1] Zuha Siddiqui is currently designing her new house in Karachi, creating a blueprint for her future life in Pakistan’s largest metropolis. Her parents will live in the downstairs portion of this house, “because they’re growing old, and they don’t want to climb stairs”, she says. She will live in a separate portion upstairs, with

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