Celebrate Brooklyn - Prospect Park

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The concert will be preceded at 5:30 P.M. with Celebrate Brooklyn’s first Green Gala, which includes cocktails, dinner and reserved seats for Byrne’s performance. Read the rest of this entry »

Earthquake Shakes Northern Virginia

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A magnitude 1.8 earthquake occurred in northern Virginia at 1:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time.  The epicenter was about 1 mile west-southwest of Annandale, VA and 13 miles west-south-west of Washington, DC. The USGS has received no reports of damage at this time. ”This earthquake is just large enough to be felt, but not large enough to cause damage,” said USGS scientist Bill Leith. Read the rest of this entry »

The Largest Lake in Central America is Lake Nicaragua

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Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca or Granada (Spanish: Lago de Nicaragua, Lago Cocibolca, Mar Dulce, Gran Lago, Gran Lago Dulce, or Lago de Granada) is a vast freshwater lake in Nicaragua of tectonic origin. With an area of 8 264 km², it is the largest lake in Central America Read the rest of this entry »