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About Rashid Faridi

I am Rashid Aziz Faridi ,Writer, Teacher and a Voracious Reader.

Fossil of World’s Biggest-ever Flying Bird discovered

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Science Daily reports  that scientists have identified the fossilized remains of an extinct giant bird that could be the biggest flying bird ever found. read here

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Central Asia’s Energy Rush

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on pundit from another planet:
Image Credit: REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov For The Diplomat, Michał Romanowski writes: Central Asia is rapidly emerging as the key playing field in the contest to access energy resources and the leverage they offer. The new Great Game is…

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Jennifer Bagelman and Sarah Marie Wiebe on the Northern Gateway Pipelines Project

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
My ex-Durham colleague Jennifer Bagelman and Sarah Marie Wiebe discuss the Northern Gateway Pipelines Project in The New York Times. They suggest the pipeline would function more as a border than a gateway: If completed, this border…

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Map Showing Countries Which Faced Severe Drought

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

The most severe droughts  are associated with prolonged shortages of water and result in widespread crop and other vegetation losses. In this map, the region affected the most is shaded in dark depending on the vegetation stress faced. The image … Continue reading →

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