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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...
What makes a successful Special Economic Zone?
Can Special Economic Zones drive growth and development in the cities of emerging countries? This long readis an excellent summary of the key perspectives offered at a recent conference on special...
Will Extreme Heatwaves Become the New Norm?
Here are some resources analysing the causes and impact of the heatwaves experienced in many parts of the world this summer.
Biggest megacities of the future
The Global Cities Institute has made projections about the biggest megacities of the future and the results may surprise you!
A superb Channel 4 news report on how the surge in AirBNB listings in the Scottish Highlands and the Isle of Skye in particular is affecting the local community.
Scrapping the HS2 project
Whilst national advancements are the reason behind investments in transport projects such as HS2, many believe that the solution to narrowing the development gap in the UK lies with regional and...
Exponential urbanisation
In many poor countries, urbanisation is happening at such a fast rate that the impact it's having on the environment and quality of life is concerning.
Planting a forest on the Aral's dried-out seabed
Perhaps one of the largest environmental disasters of the second half of the 20th century is the desertification of the Aral Sea. This BBC clip looks at the effects of this on Uzbekhistan. It is...
Disappearing Alps
A must-listen from BBC's Costing the Earth. The permafrost is thawing, the mountains are crumbling and the glaciers retreating. What will be left of the Alps? Great for Glaciation and Carbon topics.