Blog and updates
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9 Jul 2018
Japanese floods
The south-western main islands of Kyushu and Shikoku have been given disaster warning status as the death toll has risen to 76 overnight, with 92 people still missing.
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30 Jun 2018
Steel firm Tata in merger
Tata has joined with German industrial firm ThyssenKrupp and this has increased hopes in Port Talbot that jobs that have been at risk may now be stable.
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29 Jun 2018
Changing Places: How Airbnb rentals are affecting Isle of Skye
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.
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18 Jun 2018
McDonalds to start using paper straws
As a result of lengthy campaigning and a huge media focus on the issues of single use plastic, McDonald's have finally agreed that from September 2018 they will phase out the use of plastic straws...
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12 Jun 2018
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...
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2 Jun 2018
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.
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1 Jun 2018
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...
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29 May 2018
University Guide 2019: Rankings for Geography
Here is the link for the newly-published Guardian rankings for the top universities offering Geography.
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27 May 2018
Legal action taken against the EU on climate change
A group of people from across Europe are taking the EU to court over the failure of the EU to protect the European population from the effects of climate change.
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22 May 2018
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.
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20 May 2018
Ebola outbreak in DRC
There are 25 suspected deaths being investigated in the country, with the WHO stating that this is not yet a public health emergency and it can be controlled.
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13 May 2018
US universities predict a stronger 2018 hurricane season
North Carolina State University and Colorado State University have both predicted through their own independent research that the 2018 season will be even worse than 2017, which saw hurricanes such...
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11 May 2018
Can seedballs solve Kenya's deforestation crisis?
Seeds of hope. A superb short read here on attempts to address under time duress the severe consequences of deforestation in Kenya. Seedballa coated with charcoal appear to offer a highly...
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6 May 2018
Kilauea eruption and earthquake puts population on high alert
Following the eruption on Friday which resulted in thousands of homes being evacuated, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred on Saturday too.
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3 May 2018
How Cape Town beat the drought
Here is a special long read from the FT on how Cape Town has - for now at least - managed to avoid the very worst of the drought crisis. Cape Town residents more than halved their use of water...
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2 May 2018
Paris Climate pact at stalemate
Nearly 200 countries have met once again in Germany to negotiate a way forward over global climate change.
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22 Apr 2018
Madagascar's rainforests at risk
Tropical rainforests have been at risk from deforestation for decades. Whether the cause is from logging, excavation of minerals or palm oil; the result is the same. Madagascar is facing a new...
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14 Apr 2018
Concern over global ocean circulation changes
Scientists are worried over the potential collapse of some of the world's ocean current routes and the impact that changes to oceanic circulation could have on climate. Most people are worried...
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10 Apr 2018
Trump enforces US-Mexico border
In preparation for the wall which Trump wishes to build to reduce illegal immigration from Mexico into the USA, he has enforced the existing borders by sending troops to the border in the state of...
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