Ghost Towns Around the World Do you believe in ghosts? Well, whether ghosts exist or not, ghost towns certainly do. And no, they don’t have anything to do with ghosts! Ghost towns are abandoned settlements, where people no longer live, or very few people do. A once-busy town, often created as a result of some […]
Social Causes Gone Viral Around the World
Social Causes Gone Viral Chances are that one has already participated in the social cause that’s recently gone viral, which involves pouring a bucket of ice cubes over his/her head to raise funds for the treatment of ALS. If one hasn’t taken the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ yet, one must have certainly read about it, heard […]
Oldest Universities Around the World
Many of us may look back at our days spent in college or at university as some of the best days of our lives. The intellectual challenge of learning a subject we loved, the bonds forged with great teachers, and the friendships that last a lifetime are memories we look back upon as we move […]
Kidnappings Around the World
Kidnappings Around the World Untold numbers of children and adults are abducted every year. Though laws have been passed in many countries to allow government intervention, such as the law preventing transporting minors across state lines in the US, as well as police and media efforts to publicize the missing persons, kidnappings still occur at […]
Extreme Weather Events Around the World
Several winds have blown over the earth ? both hot and cold ? since times immemorial. These events tested mankind’s resilience in form of hurricanes, cyclones and floods, blazing heat waves leading to wildfires and droughts, freezing temperatures, and so forth. Analysts say that the past decade has witnessed exceptionally high number of ?unprecedented extreme […]
Water Crisis Around the World
World over water crisis takes many shapes It is not a false proverb that Water is life! As without water, life will become non-existent. Around a billion people today, that is one in every seven people on earth, don’t have access to safe drinking water. According to the UN, in the past century, water use […]
Airplane Mysteries Around the World
The modern marvel of human flight has amazed the world since its inception. These advancements in technology have made world travel quick and easy, effectively shrinking the Earth and hastening globalization. However, the scientific marvel of flight still has its problems. Despite the advanced technology, flight accidents, though increasingly rare, happen. As those who fear […]
Air Attacks Around the World
Over the last century and this one, nations have used military power, including air power to extend their political objectives. From the Syrian air attacks, to Pearl Harbor to using air power to achieve strategic objectives – Air attacks span a gamut of incidents. Read on to know more about various air attacks that occurred […]
Earthquakes Around the World
Earthquakes Around the World Earthquakes are one of the most devastating types of natural disasters on the planet, with no way to predict them in advance and only so much we can do to prepare for them. Caused by the Earth’s ever-shifting tectonic plates slipping, sliding, and clashing against one another, the pressure between the […]
Recent Ferry Accidents Around the World
Recent Ferry Accidents Around the World Seas, oceans, and rivers have held secrets and treasures of their own since time immemorial. Sometimes these waters beckon and lure travelers to faraway lands, sometimes these have moods of their own and start acting funny. Largely, due to times of high tide or human errors or factors beyond […]