North America

On August 29th 2005, Hurricane Katrina ripped through Louisiana and Mississippi en route to becoming the deadliest US hurricane since 1928. It's been five years since the disaster, but looking through Google's satellite and Street View services it's clear the…

Location: Pierce City, Missouri. Date: Unknown. A young man cycles along the same street as the Google Street View car. Can you guess what happens next? Oh YEEEEAAAAAHHH!! At the exact moment this image was taken, mid-falling-off, it looks like…

As a moderately frequent flyer, I enjoy looking out for fire and emergency training locations at airports. It's fascinating because, for anybody who is even vaguely nervous about flying, the sight of a twisted and charred fuselage is probably the…

Last week newspaper websites across the world published a story about a young girl who appeared to be lying dead on the pavement of an English street, proving that the worldwide fascination with Google Street View continues unabated. Fortunately the…

Today marks the 71st anniversary of the universally acclaimed 1939 American musical movie 'The Wizard of Oz', which has been often named as the most-watched film in history. The film was based on the 1900 novel "The Wonderful Wizard of…

The solitary road that leads to the top of Capulin Volcano National Monument in northeast New Mexico curves gracefully around to the top of the crater. Capulin Volcano is an almost-perfect cone-shaped inactive volcano that rises more than 300 metres…