Blog and updates
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26 Oct 2020
Used, polluting cars sold to Africa
14 million highly polluting used cars from the US, Europe and Japan have been sold to other countries, with 4 out of 5 going to poorer countries and more than half of them going to countries in...
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22 Oct 2020
Weekly Geography Quiz: 22 October 2020
The final weekly geography quiz of this half term!
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18 Oct 2020
The Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its corals.
The study carried out by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies in Queensland, has found out that more than half the corals in the reef system have been killed, since 1995. This is as...
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8 Oct 2020
Weekly Geography Quiz 9th October
This week's quiz- based on the news and links to A-Level geography.
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6 Oct 2020
Flash floods hit France and Italy
As Storm Alex hit the Mediterranean, it caused flash floods in southern France and north-western Italy; leaving destruction in its wake.
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26 Sept 2020
All UK fresh water bodies are above the legal pollution limit
The river & lake health assessments which have produced these latest findings were carried out by the Environment Agency.
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21 Sept 2020
World is split on how to tackle climate change
27 Countries have been surveyed and 90% of people see climate change as being a serious problem. However, there is variation across countries with regards to the efforts residents believe their...
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18 Sept 2020
Weekly Geography Quiz - 18 September 2020
Back again for the new school year, the weekly geography quiz! Good luck with these geography-related news questions!
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13 Sept 2020
Death toll rises in USA wildfires
More than 30 people have been killed along the west coast as fires spread. The states of Oregon, California and Washington have been badly hit.
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8 Sept 2020
The Science of Wildfires: Why They're Getting Worse
A really interesting video here from the WSJ on the changing nature of wildfires.
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7 Sept 2020
Carbon Footprint and the Food Chain
Which apple has a higher carbon footprint? One imported from New Zealand to the UK? Or one grown in the UK?
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7 Sept 2020
Past extinctions inform scientists about what's to come for our mammals.
Scientists have been using evidence from fossil evidence to calculate the extent to which current species will go extent.
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31 Aug 2020
Deforestation to unleash new pandemics
Scientists will warn the UN that continued rates of deforestation will lead to large numbers of pandemics being transmitted from animals to humans.
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25 Aug 2020
Californian wildfires are a national emergency
Lightning storms have caused 585 fires in California in the last week alone. Nearly a million acres of land has been burnt, with more areas at risk as strong winds are forecasted which will spread...
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16 Aug 2020
Oil spill in Mauritius will cause long term damage
The spill from the Japanese owned ship that ran aground at the end of July is now thought to be very damaging; despite the size of the spill being significantly smaller than other ocean spills. The...
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10 Aug 2020
Coal use in the UK on the decline
Coal consumption has dropped to its lowest amount in 250 years. Consumption at its peak in the mid twentieth century was at 250 million tonnes. The decline has come about due to alternative energy...
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10 Aug 2020
Britain's disappearing coastline
The FT's Big Read focuses on coastal erosion in the UK. Nearly 20,000 km of coastline is vulnerable.
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