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Geography in the News: ‘Is it seaweed – or something more sinister?’
Beachgoers were warned to stay out of the water this summer after sewage was discharged into the sea. Locals at Falmouth Bay in Cornwall tell of their rage at the water companies – and the rising...
Geography in the News: How Pakistan’s floods are linked to climate change
The devastating floods in Pakistan are a ‘wake-up call’ to the world on the threats of climate change, experts have warned.
Geography in the News: A Corner of Europe Starts Living With Blackouts Again
Every six hours the power goes off in Kosovo. It’s the first country on the continent to suffer rolling outages as the energy crisis escalates. This is an interesting example for students taking...
What resources can teachers use to help students get to grips with anthropogenic climate change?
Geography in the News: Solar panel sales boom as energy bills soar
In recent years, with the removal of government grants for renewable energy home improvements, we have seen a slow-down in solar panel installation in the UK. But the cost of living crisis and...
River-flow rates in England have been lower this summer than at any time in the past 21 years, data has shown, and could be much worse next year, with dire impacts on wildlife and the natural...
Video recommendation: Inside China's mysterious sinkhole
Deep in China's Fengjie County lies a natural wonder that has fascinated experts for decades.
South Korea has again recorded the world's lowest fertility rate with the number sinking to a new low - at just 0.81 children per woman. The figure has been declining for the past 6 years -...
The Games was a great opportunity to showcase Birmingham on the world stage, but remember it hasn't put the city on the map. It was already there, what with being the UK's second city (!) as...
Geography in the News: Diet for a hotter climate - five plants that could help feed the world
Has the world become over-reliant on rice, wheat and corn? What food plants might be more reliable against drought and disease as our planet warms?
A-Level Geography Entries and Grades for 2022
It was great to see Geography's A-level entries climb this year, with more than 37,000 students sitting A-level Geography exams in June 2022. 'Geography is again one of the top 10 most popular...
Geography in the News: Rivers and Seas of Effluent
Pollution warnings have been in place for dozens of beaches in England and Wales for the last week after untreated sewage was discharged into the sea around the coast, by water companies claiming...
Geography in the News: Starving hedgehogs, dry rivers, parched farms - the toll of Europe’s worsening drought
Climate change means that we have seen another heat wave sweeping across the UK and much of Europe this week, with the worsening drought that has serious consequences for energy security, food...
In 2015, about 10% of Australia's vast mangrove forests in the Gulf of Carpentaria mysteriously died. Scientists have now figured out the cause - and warn the forests may struggle to recover in a...
Geography in the News is an old concept, made new again with every new wall display and resource sheet. But here guest blogger, Stephen Schwab, suggests a new twist - curating articles to create a...
Geography in the News: Can nature keep the waves at bay?
Coastal areas across the US at risk of flooding due to extreme weather and sea level rise are building walls. However hard engineering solutions can have knock on effects further along the coast –...
Geography in the News: Is there anything green about plastic grass?
Plastic grass divides opinions. But what are the environmental consequences of opting for a low-maintenance clean and vivid green lawn?
A series of spectacular cliff collapses has sent huge clouds of dust billowing into the air at Sidmouth, along the Devon coast.
Can e-bikes transform our cities?
Sales of electric bicycles, or e-bikes, as they’re better known, are booming. At the same time, innovations in battery technology have extended the range that an e-bike can travel, and in the...
Climate scientists have linked last week’s record-breaking temperatures to human activity that has led to the enhanced greenhouse effect.