North America is ‘dripping’ down into Earth’s mantle, scientists discover | Live Science…

Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust above it to "drip" and suck down rocks from across the continent... #geology #platetectonics #geoscience #northamerica #geography

https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2025/04/03/north-america-is-dripping-down-into-earths-mantle-scientists-discover-live-science/

On this day in 1999: Nunavut ("Our Land" in Inuktitut) was officially established as Canada's newest territory.

This historic achievement gave the Inuit people greater self-governance over their traditional #Arctic lands and represented a milestone for Indigenous rights in #NorthAmerica.

Learn more in this CBC Kids explainer #video about Indigenous peoples in #Canada: https://zurl.co/zU2mY

The study noted that pollinators provide more than $15 billion worth of food each year in North America.

Among the insect pollinators, extinction risks were highest with bees. Out of 472 species of bees studied in Canada and the U.S., 34.7 per cent were at risk of extinction. The study said that 10 bee, 11 butterfly, and two moth species were classified as critically imperilled

https://cfjctoday.com/2025/03/30/sobering-statistic-one-fifth-of-pollinators-in-north-america-at-extinction-risk/

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Map Of Native Tribes Of North America, Central America And The Caribbean | From as low as $US18.97 https://www.artpal.com/thedigitalconsul?i=226317-184 #maps #tribes #NativeTribes #NorthAmerica #CentralAmerica #Caribbean

For my *non-Canadian* peeps: there's going to be a Canadian general election on 28 April 2025. It's a very important election. They're fighting PoiLIEvre & other unpleasant Cons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Canadian_federal_election
I hope it goes without saying that the political makeup of the Canadian Parliament & it's Prime Minister is *extremely* important.

For my Canadian peeps, I'm told you'll understand my graphic. :-D
#CAN #Cons #Canada #politics #PoiLIEvre #HouseHippo #NorthAmerica #CanadianPolitics