Blog and updates
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24 Jul 2017
Rich and poor divide in São Paulo
The Financial Times reports from San Paulo in Brazil where a deepening economic crisis is worsening the huge divide between rich and poor. The contrast above and below the ground could not be more...
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23 Jul 2017
Earthquake in the Aegean hits Greek and Turkish resorts
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Kos and Bodrum in Turkey at 1.31am on Friday as many people were out enjoying the nightlife. Two people died, hundreds were injured and the damage...
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19 Jul 2017
Drilling into the earth and earthquake research
Indian geologists are undertaking this task to enable them to have a greater insight into earthquake activity.
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18 Jul 2017
How Many Hours of Sunlight Could Power the World for a Year?
An intriguing question - how many hours of sunlight would be needed to power the world for a year, if we could capture all that hits the Earth.
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17 Jul 2017
A Level Geography Entries on the Rise, But AS Has Few Fans
The latest A Level entry data from summer 2017 suggests that A Level Geography is an increasingly popular option. However, in common with the experience of reformed A Levels in earlier waves, the...
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17 Jul 2017
Renewables on the Rise in Sub Saharan Africa
With each passing day we see fresh evidence of the growing scale of investment into renewable energy in Sub Saharan Africa.
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13 Jul 2017
Geography Teachers on Holiday - A Treasure Chest of Photos
Geography teachers love their vacations especially when they travel and find aspects of human and physical geography that feeds their inner passion for the subject.
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4 Jul 2017
Is our recent heatwave linked to climate change?
Heat waves that have hit the UK and other western European countries in June are likely as a result of climate change; scientists claim.
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26 Jun 2017
Sainsbury's go alone regarding "Fairtrade" products.
The partnership between producer and retail outlets ensures that the world's poorest farmers are given opportunities to improve their standard of living. The change from "Fairtrade" to "Fairly...
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19 Jun 2017
61 dead in Portuguese forest fires
Portugal is in a state of mourning over the forest fires in the central area of Portugal known as Pedrógão Grande.
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10 Jun 2017
Will Kenya's new infrastructure benefit its economy?
The $3.2 billion project to build a railway to connect Nairobi and Mombasa is being seen as an important milestone in Kenya's journey to economic development.
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3 Jun 2017
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows support for the 2015 Paris agreement.
Following on from recent news that Donald Trump will withdraw the USA from the Paris deal; its heartening that another powerful industrial nation is choosing to stick to the deal.
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18 May 2017
The 37th anniversary of the Mount St Helens' eruption in the USA - has the site recovered?
It was on this day 37 years ago that Mt St Helens in Washington State erupted with such devastating consequences. Fifty seven people lost their lives but the impact could have been greater had it...
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17 May 2017
Is China's new 'Belt and Road' initiative a concrete globalisation hand inside a silken glove?
In Medieval time the 'Silk Road' conveyed valuable silk and spices along a trans-continental journey from China, through the Persian empire and to the emerging trade markets of Europe. Today,...
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11 May 2017
Why are US lakes becoming saltier? Ecosystems under stress
Here's a useful article shared on Twitter that illustrates human-induced salinisation of fresh-water lakes in the US.
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9 May 2017
Are there summer water shortages on the way after a 'dry' winter?
The last few winters have seen news reports full of images of disastrous winter floods: Carlisle, York, The Somerset Levels, The Thames, Tadcaster's bridge collapsing and The Lake District having...
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24 Apr 2017
Ecosystems under stress: Is the blue whale's food chain under threat?
It's the largest animal on the planet, but the blue whale's food involves hundreds of thousands of shrimp-like krill. While the southern ocean is full of these crustaceans, their winter food source...
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18 Apr 2017
Glaeser on Making Mega Cities Work
Professor Ed Glaeser outlines five key lessons for policymakers in developing countries who want to implement effective urban policies in this short interview from the Make Cities Work initiative...
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15 Mar 2017
Sub-Saharan Famine: natural environment causes, or human conflict and corruption?
The UN is calling it the largest humanitarian crisis since 1945. Famine is stalking African countries again - in areas from north-east Nigeria to Somalia and Yemen in eastern Africa. But the causes...
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10 Mar 2017
Examination advice: AQA A level 2030 Tips for Geog 3 paper
The final season of the legacy AQA 2030 A2 specification is coming up this summer and this post links to a Dropbox account with some guidance for teachers and students about how to approach GEOG3,...
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