Flooding in western Canada

A search and rescue boat carries rescued passengers from a flooded industrial site near highway 543 north of High River, Alberta, Canada on Friday, June 21, 2013. The rescued passengers spent the night moored on a structure they built in the water. Calgary's mayor said Friday the flooding situation in his city is as under control as it can be, for now. Officials estimated 75,000 people have been displaced in the western Canadian city. Mayor Naheed Nenshi said the Elbow River, one of two rivers that flow through the southern Alberta city, has peaked.

Statue of Liberty to reopen for summer

The Statue of Liberty is reopening July 4 after Superstorm Sandy flooded the island where it stands. The statue has been closed since Sandy struck the region on Oct. 29 and damaged much of Liberty Island's.

New York — Then and Now

I already showed you a dozen times different comparative pictures of different cities of the country in the style of "then and now". And today, I suggest you look at the interesting collection of  images, which depict New York in the past and now.

Naigara Falls and USA

Undiscovered Maui

The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th largest island in the United States. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444, third-highest of the Hawaiian Islands, behind that of O?ahu and Hawai?i Island.

Kahului is the largest census-designated place (CDP) on the island with a population of 26,337 as of 2010 and is the commercial and financial hub of the island. Wailuku is the seat of Maui County and is the third-largest CDP as of 2010.