Monthly Archives: October 2012

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Open Geography:
  The map above is a snapshot of live tweets with the hashtag #hurricanesandy. Allowing for population density and liklihood of tweeting in general, could you predict the location (and future track?) of the hurricane…

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Islanders Battling Food Shortage using ‘Aquaponics’

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

A pilot aquaponics experiment is now underway in the Cook Islands that has the potential to become the South Pacific region’s best chance for preventing food shortages. Aquaponics  is a sustainable food production system that combines a traditional aquaculture (raising … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 28, 2012 by Rashid Faridi
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Posted on October 28, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Open Geography:
Today at the ASPRS meetings, Jerry Dobson, Professor at Kansas University, President of the American Geographical Society (AGS) and Jefferson Fellow at the Department of State, repeated a claim he’d first made in 2010: So,…

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