Post List #4
El Salvador’s decision to make bitcoin legal tender may not add up
El Salvador’s Bukele eyes Bitcoin to renew the country’s independence, but the economic and environmental impacts might not add up On 9 June 2021, El Salvador’s congress approved President Nayib Bukele’s proposal for Bitcoin, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrencies,…
The rise of the Somalaya mountain range
Researchers have predicted the birth of a new mountain range – the Somalaya – but we won’t be around to see it Mountains rise and mountains fall, but not over…
The false promise of snake wine in Southeast Asia
Snake wine is sold openly all over Southeast Asia but, as Dawn Starin discovers, these tourist-lures do little to reflect the real culture
Geographical July 2021
July 2021 Slowly but steadily, nations are gearing up to mine the Arctic’s resource-rich waters. What could this mean for the Arctic ecosystem, and for international relations? Our regular dossier writer Mark…
Podcast: An adventurer’s purpose
What does, and should, adventure mean today? And what can we do to preserve the landscapes we explore?
Geo Explainer: What is COP?
From COP1 to COP28 make sure you know the basics of the world’s biggest climate conference What is COP? COP…
El Salvador’s decision to make bitcoin legal tender may not add up
El Salvador’s Bukele eyes Bitcoin to renew the country’s independence, but the economic and environmental impacts might not add up On 9 June 2021, El Salvador’s congress approved President Nayib Bukele’s proposal for Bitcoin, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrencies,…
The rise of the Somalaya mountain range
Researchers have predicted the birth of a new mountain range – the Somalaya – but we won’t be around to see it Mountains rise and mountains fall, but not over…
The false promise of snake wine in Southeast Asia
Snake wine is sold openly all over Southeast Asia but, as Dawn Starin discovers, these tourist-lures do little to reflect the real culture
Geographical July 2021
July 2021 Slowly but steadily, nations are gearing up to mine the Arctic’s resource-rich waters. What could this mean for the Arctic ecosystem, and for international relations? Our regular dossier writer Mark…
Podcast: An adventurer’s purpose
What does, and should, adventure mean today? And what can we do to preserve the landscapes we explore?
El Salvador’s decision to make bitcoin legal tender may not add up
El Salvador’s Bukele eyes Bitcoin to renew the country’s independence, but the economic and environmental impacts might not add up…
El Salvador’s decision to make bitcoin legal tender may not add up
El Salvador’s Bukele eyes Bitcoin to renew the country’s independence, but the economic and environmental impacts might not add up On 9 June 2021,…
