I hope not but looking at the directions of development between the two cities, it kind of looks like it.

Compare the cities of Basra and Beersheba. They are on the same latitude, less than a thousand kilometers away from each other and the elevation differs by about 200 meters. Yet, the yearly mean temperature in Basra is 27 C / 80 F and in Beersheba it is 21 C / 69 F.

What gives? The Mediterranean and Persian gulf aren’t large enough to have ocean currents. Both have arid climates (190 mm annually as opposed to 130 mm)

*Climate figures are sourced from Wikipedia.

I’m not necessarily looking for a place that’s overcast and foggy 24/7, like the Bay Area in California. I mean a city or region where the sunlight intensity or UV index isn’t as strong. Think of it as adjusting the brightness of the smartphone or laptop you’re using to possibly reply to this question. You don’t need the brightness at 100% maximum level, or completely dark at 0% where you can’t see the screen. You need it somewhere in the middle.

Are there any cities that fit this description? Where there is still regular sunlight, and not 200+ days of fog or overcast, or months at a time without direct sunlight, but the sun isn’t blaring down on you and burning your body up. Like the sun is shining frequently, but it’s just in the background of the sky where you can’t feel it. The brightness is there, but the heat and stickiness is completely absent.

Maybe a city with a mild climate, all 4 seasons, but no summer heat, no 90+ or 100+ degree F temperatures, and no heat intensity from the sun. Maybe a city with constant spring or fall weather for 8-9 months, then cold winter weather, then back to what it was before, with the sun still dimly shining in the sky background.

Question for flat Earth believers: How does your map explain the route Japanese planes took from their carriers to Pearl Harbor—and the distances involved across the Pacific?

I was scrolling on my map northwest of Birmingham AL, and noticed this odd looking area. It's just south of Williamsburg, AL. I've seen paths like this before, they're typically ATV trails, but they don't typically clear out large areas like this.

Could this be maybe a rural housing development area? I'm just curious, and I'm not a geography expert, so I'm wondering if someone has some insight on things like this.

A reef taller than many skyscrapers remained absent from detailed maps beneath the waters off northern Australia. Rising more than 500 meters, approximately 1,640 feet, it reaches toward the surface from a much deeper seabed. Its summit still lies about 40 meters underwater.

Australian scientists identified the structure on October 20, 2020, while surveying the northern Great Barrier Reef. Robin Beaman of James Cook University led the expedition aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor.

The original expedition announcement described the first discovery of a tall detached reef in the region in more than 120 years. Its importance extended beyond height. Mapping exposed a substantial habitat in a comparatively poorly explored part of an internationally recognized marine ecosystem.