Sweden Becoming Europe’s Leader In Wind Energy

“Sweden Is Becoming Europe’s Texas For Wind Power” was the headline announcing Sweden’s emergence as a leader in wind energy.  This is according to Bloomberg. To put Sweden’s wind energy emergence into numbers, at least 150 terawatts of electricity are consumed by Sweden annually. Of that electricity, about 12% of it is produced from wind…

When Austin Reaches 1 Million…….

Currently, there is only one American state capital with a population of 1 million+ people: Phoenix. The capital of Arizona, as of 2019, is estimated to have at least 1.6 million people living there. There is one city that will join Phoenix soon enough. The capital of Texas, Austin, as of 2019, is estimated to…

Steam Fog Geography: From Sea To Pond.

Consider walking by a large body of water on a cold day. The water itself might not be frozen. However, there is a steam coming up from the water. It might look like the perfect backdrop to a horror movie. Steam coming up from the water on a cold day, whether it’s Lake Erie, the…

Iowa, The Mesopotamia Of America.

Mesopotamia. The name evokes history, it evokes a civilization that existed in the Middle East long ago, the Fertile Crescent. It does not evoke any visions of the Midwestern USA, especially not Iowa. Mesopotamia was located where modern-day Iraq is located, around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. And yet, the state of Iowa, in its…

TheGeoScholar New Look

TheGeoScholar has some changes. New Logo. New Domain Name. This is the new logo. It is the same logo for the youtube channel as it is for this site. Second, thegeoscholar.wordpress.com is now thegeoscholar.com.