Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction in the Caribbean
How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.
U.S. government stays away again as global leaders hold yearly climate change strategy session
There's a notable absence at a United Nations environmental meeting of about 200 countries in Brazil: No one from the U.S. president's administration is among leaders working on new commitments to limit dangerous emissions that cause climate change. ...
Chemistry unlocks precious metals from tech waste
British startup DEScycle uses chemicals to dissolve discarded tech and extract precious metals at room temperature as an alternative to energy-hungry smelting. In collaboration with Gap Group North East, a leading British electrical waste processor, ...
This week's word in the news: ROOSTER TAIL
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
A second red flag was waved during the fifth race of the day when Rollin Transport got into a rooster tail on the turn of the first lap, resulting in the boat going onto its side before flipping.
The Key West Citizen -- 11/10/2025
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