Geography
‘Door To Hell’ is finally closing after burning for 54 years

‘Door To Hell’ is finally closing after burning for 54 years

Scientists have announced that the fire is starting to fade. ‘Door To Hell’ is finally closing after burning for 54 years. The Door To Hell, or the Darvaza gas crater lies in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert. It was formed in 1971 when Soviet geologists accidentally collapsed a natural gas chamber while drilling, and fearing the release […]

7 months ago

Huge lake suddenly reappears 130 years after vanishing

Huge lake suddenly reappears 130 years after vanishing

A huge lake in California has reappeared suddenly – 130 years after it disappeared Tulare Lake used to be one of America’s biggest bodies of water, but back in the late 1800s, colonialists drained the water in order to create arable farmland. Prior to being drained, Lake Tulare was known to be the biggest freshwater […]

2 years ago

QUIZ: Can you name these Dublin neighbourhoods ending in ‘o’?

QUIZ: Can you name these Dublin neighbourhoods ending in ‘o’?

There are five to get. We have a nice, wee quiz for you all today that will test you if you hail from Dublin or even if you’ve lived in or visited the capital city before. Inspired by a walk through one of the areas on the way to work, we are asking you to […]

2 years ago

QUIZ: Which countries are home to the New Seven Wonders of the World?

QUIZ: Which countries are home to the New Seven Wonders of the World?

Seven images from seven different countries… name them. We’ve never hidden our love for a good geography quiz so we won’t make apologies for yet another one. We know about the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, but only one of them actually exists now. For that reason alone, a new list was drawn up, […]

3 years ago