Stories

4 stories, mapped.
Africa
Copperbelt · Trade
The Lobito Corridor: Where Africa's Copper Flows
A US and EU backed railway revives an Atlantic Route for Central Africa's precious minerals, racing a Chinese backed line to the Indian Ocean.
Americas
Rhode Island Sound · Offshore Wind
Renewable Energy: Stop Orders on the East Coast's Shores
A federal lease line off Rhode Island became 65 standing turbines - halted twice by executive order, reinstated twice by federal courts.
Europe
Europe · Geography
The August 2026 Eclipse: From the Artic to Spain
A total eclipse crosses Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain on August 12th. Madrid and Barcelona miss it by a sliver.
Middle East
Red Sea · Shipping
Crisis in the Red Sea: War Zones and Trade Routes
Houthi attacks near the Bab-el-Mandeb strait pushed global shipping onto a 10-day detour around Africa.