Forbidden Visitors Sneak to California Cliff That Slid Into Ocean
In the late 1920s, erosion, slippery clay soil, and a series of landslides sent the tip of a California coastal community sliding into the ocean. MORE ABOUT AMERICA Wild West Ghost Town Emerges from Watery Grave What Happens When Americans Tweet What They EatWhy Small US Towns Embrace Their Weirdness Most of the homes in […]
Wild West Ghost Town Emerges from Watery Grave
MORE ABOUT AMERICA Is America Really 11 Different Countries? What Happens When Americans Tweet What They Eat Why Small US Towns Embrace Their Weirdness Drought conditions in the Western part of the United States have allowed an old Nevada town once submerged deep beneath Lake Mead to emerge from its watery grave. Founded in 1865, […]
America’s Amazing Weather Photography
From tornadoes to hurricanes, the government agency known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the primary source of weather data, forecasts and warnings for the United States and its territories. NOAA recently held a “Weather in Focus” photography contest recognizing photographers who captured compelling images of weather or the science used to […]
How Tiny Town Became US Center of Population
The center of population in the United States has been steadily moving westward since 1790. The mean center of population is the place where an imaginary, flat map of the United States would balance perfectly if all residents were of equal weight. The US Census Bureau comes out with this figure every 10 years. Historically, […]