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The Rapidly Growing Magic of the Washing Machine
After ten days without a working washing machine, yesterday, a new machine arrived! I’m tempted to watch it like TV, such is the positive impact it has had on my family already. Momentarily gazing,...
Podcast recommendation: Rethink Climate (BBC Sounds)
Rethink is a BBC Radio 4 series presented by Amol Rajan, and inspired by how the world might change after the coronavirus pandemic. Most recently Amol and his guests have been ‘rethinking’ climate...
Haiti - Inside Port-au-Prince: The Capital City Taken Hostage by Gangs
We are all aware that Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere - with a turbulent history both in terms of the environment and politics.
Sense of Place: Evocative Exhibition Depicts Farming Lives in Cumbria
Forty Farms is a collection of photographs (and film), created in 2020 by photographer (and farmer) Amy Bateman and conveys a real sense of place. It features farms from across Cumbria, many of...
Adapting to Climate Change Across East Asia and the Pacific
This World Bank clip looks at the implications of climate change for East Asia and the Pacific, and their ability to adapt to the challenges that it poses and, hopefully, overcome them.
Topic Update: Nigerian oil spills - a fix for an environmental disaster that is actually working!
Many of you teach Nigeria as your NEE example for AQA GCSE Changing Economic World so will be familiar with the catastrophic Bodo oil spills of 2008 and 2009. But have you heard of Dr Eucharia...
Census 2021: NEW Data Visualisation Tool a Must for Human Geographers
The next Census 2021 data drop is here and it’s conveniently presented in the form of a new, user-friendly and fully searchable Census Maps tool.
WWF Living Planet Report 2022 - global wildlife populations have plummeted by 69% since 1970
The Living Planet Report 2022 is WWF’s most comprehensive study to date of trends in global biodiversity and the health of our planet. It reports that global wildlife populations have plummeted by...
TV recommendation: Simon Reeve's South America (Episode 2)
This is a brilliant episode and a superb way to update your Amazon and Rio case studies!
Video recommendation: Focusing on Sustainable Food (Bloomberg Green)
This episode of Bloomberg Green explores how to stop the negative feedback loop in food production, whereby emissions from getting from farm to plate are heating the world and making it harder to...
The effects of climate change are being across the globe with many communities at the front line facing the greatest threats - be it extreme weather events, higher temperatures or sea-level rise....
The Geography of Sport is not new. Back in 1992 I wrote the resources for the World Cup in Japan for the Japan Festival Trust, used in schools all over the UK. Here I offer information on the 2022...
Hazard Geography - The Causes and Consequences of Tornadoes
Here is a useful article if you're teaching 'Hazard Geography'. The causes of tornadoes, their increasing damage-bill, and why night time tornadoes are more deadly
Wildfire distribution spreading to areas previously untouched
The study of 20 years of wildfire data shows that whilst the size of the areas affected by wildfires hasn't changed, the type of area affected has. There has been a reduction in fires in grassland...
How cities around the world are tackling climate change
This FT clip look at how a number of mayors are looking at how they can mitigate the effects of climate change in their urban environments.
Britain's disappearing coastline
The FT's Big Read focuses on coastal erosion in the UK. Nearly 20,000 km of coastline is vulnerable.
The big science and environment stories of 2019
The BBC has this useful primer to identify some of the top environmental stories of 2019.
Singapore plans an underground future
Subterranean urbanisation in action here as we read about Singapore's plans for extensive investment in their underground economy. Using advanced engineering capabilities, Singapore is currently...
Spacial structure of cities in developing countries
A short video here with Professor Ed Glaeser from Harvard on some of the challenges of spacial structure in fast-growing urban cities in developing countries.
Tsunami threat grows as sea levels rise
Thank you to David Kilham for posting this on the Geography Teachers Facebook Group. "Tsunami hazards are increasing with sea level rise. The example here is reclaimed land in Macau, an area with...
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