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What are the most exciting things happening in science and discovery today? As we put this almanac together, we asked ourselves that question—and here are our answers: the perfect place to begin!
—CARA SANTA MARIA, Our Favorite Nerd
An almanac like no other, this book offers everything you need to know about the world in 2020--from science and nature to history, world cultures, and the environment. Filled with exquisite National Geographic photography, informative infographics, illustrated time lines, and authoritative maps, this striking new edition will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with practical tips for improving your own sustainability habits.
After his free-solo ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan, Alex Honnold examines the state of his hands.
A hockey player skates across fresh black ice in the stark cold of an early morning.
An adventurer makes the 600-foot drop into one of the world’s largest caves, Majlis al Jinn in Oman.
Ice climber Anna Pfaff makes her way up the side of Iceland’s Vatnajökull glacier, the largest in Europe.
Looking Up
Though we’ve always had clouds above, we are still coming up with new ways to categorize and name them. Changes in technology, especially the sharing of photos, is also leading to new identifications.
FAIR-WEATHER CUMULUS: Small, puffy, white
ORTHOGRAPHIC: Precipitation near mountains
ALTOSTRATUS: Thin, gray, highest sheet-type
LENTICULAR: Lens-shaped, over mountains
Q: ON WHICH ISLANDS DO MORE THAN 99% OF RESIDENTS USE THE INTERNET, HIGHEST PERCENTAGE IN THE WORLD?
A: FALKLAND ISLANDS
Q: IN WHAT YEAR DID BOB BALLARD DISCOVER THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC?
A: 1985
Q: WHICH SPECIES OF BUTTERFLY IS THE OFFICIAL STATE INSECT OF SEVEN U.S. STATES?
A: MONARCH
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