Maui

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Maui: Ka‘anapali beach

Maui wildfires of 2023

Hana Beach Park

Maui wildfires of 2023

Wailuku: Kaahumanu Church

wind bending palm trees

Lahaina, Maui, wildfire of 2023

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Denali (Mount Mckinley), Denali National Park, Alaska.

7 (or 8) Summits: The World’s Highest Mountains by Continent

Panoramic view of moai, Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile

8 of the World’s Most-Remote Islands

World map. Continents. Oceans. Mendel thumb ok

Just How Many Oceans Are There?

Arenal Volcano in northwestern Costa Rica in the province of Alajuela.

Are Volcanoes Dangerous When They’re Not Erupting?

Small canyon underwater carved by the swell into the fore reef with sunlight through water surface, Huahine island, Pacific ocean, French Polynesia.

A Tale of Two Submerged Continents

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Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

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On This Date: A Maui Snow Record. Really. • Apr. 9, 2025, 6:10 AM ET (The Weather Channel)

Maui mayor’s plan to phase out vacation rentals would increase housing but shrink the economy • Apr. 1, 2025, 12:34 AM ET (NBC)

After Lahaina fire, Hawaii residents address their risk by becoming 'Firewise' • Mar. 25, 2025, 10:21 AM ET (AP)

Photos

Maui: Ka‘anapali beach

Maui wildfires of 2023

Hana Beach Park

Maui wildfires of 2023

Wailuku: Kaahumanu Church

wind bending palm trees

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Topics

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Quiz

Island, New Caledonia.

Islands and Archipelagos