As destination and dream, the North Pole has few peers, and of those whose dreams led them there, Erling Kagge has few peers ...

closer to the North Pole and South Pole got distorted. So, Antarctica, Greenland and Russia, look far larger in the Mercator projection. Many of the maps we use today are still based on that ...

Mercator projection maps stretch out the size of landmasses ... Pituffik Space Base (formerly known as Thule Air Base), about 947 miles from the North Pole. “The conversation hasn’t stopped,” says ...

In order to explain the idea of such a sea-air barrier, we need to start with a map ... Mercator projection was useful in the age of sail and steam, with the advent of air power, an ‘azimuthal ...

The three fires have consumed more than 1,200 acres. Check it out: Q&A What to know about the North Carolina burn banINTERACTIVE WILDFIRE MAP The interactive wildfire map also includes fires that ...

Over the weekend, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued a mandatory evacuation for people in the county living near the blazes. A map shows where active wildfires are burning in ...

according to the North Carolina Forest Service wildfire map. Due to weather conditions, both states have placed a statewide ban on all outdoor burning, according to media advisories.

Firefighters are working to put out over 175 wildfires across North and South Carolina, as threats of severe storms and tornadoes loom over the states. Wildfires erupted in the area over the ...

Here are maps illustrating the current situation. Officials listed 81 wildfires in North Carolina as of Thursday morning, totaling more than 1,500 acres. This was down from more than 200 blazes at ...

Anna Skinner is a Newsweek senior reporter based in Indianapolis. Her focus is reporting on the climate, environment and weather but she also reports on other topics for the National News Team ...