Blog and updates
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2 Apr 2016
India faces worst drought in the country's history
Are physical or human factors leading to water shortages?
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30 Mar 2016
Collapsing Antarctic Ice Sheet No Joke for Low-Lying Cities
A worrying development reported here in the Guardian.
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30 Mar 2016
Making It Rain - In the Desert
With annual rainfall of just 3 inches, Abu Dhabi needs to do all it can to maximise whatever rainfall might be possible.
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30 Mar 2016
Stunning Wildfire Video from California
What stunning time-lapse video footage this is of various wildfires that raged through California during 2015. A great way to illustrate the scale and impact of wildfires.
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28 Mar 2016
New technology on the way to improve hurricane prediction
With tropical storms becoming a more regular occurance, Sientists are investigating new satellites that could give a better insight into potential storm paths and impacts.
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22 Mar 2016
Why are Floods Becoming More Eventful? What can be Done to Reduce their Frequency & Impact?
A brilliant and thought-provoking BBC radio programme! Scientist Jim Al-Khalili discusses the causes and consequences of recent flood events in Britain and around the world with hydrologist...
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20 Mar 2016
The Evaluation Spider : a Way to Develop High Quality ‘Evaluation’ in A level Geography Essays
One of the most challenging aspects in writing good-quality extended answers is for A level students to understand how to ‘evaluate’. It is often a requirement of the highest mark bands in essay...
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20 Mar 2016
Revision strategies that go beyond the traditional route
I'm always trying to think of different ways to engage pupils in revision that's separate from the usual one hour session after school. In my current school, actually getting pupils to attend is a...
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12 Mar 2016
Japan and the 2011 Tsunami: 5 Years On
Japan has marked the anniversary of the 2011 tsunami, remembering the 18,000 people who were killed or went missing in the disaster.
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12 Mar 2016
UK flood prevention strategies
Recent flooding in areas of the UK has led to local councils alongside other interested parties, such as the Environment Agency frantically researching strategies that will have the best effect on...
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7 Mar 2016
Climate Change Wreaks Havoc on India's Tea Industry
The impact of climate change on India's famous tea industry is explored in this five minute report from Al Jazeera.
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29 Feb 2016
Cyclone Winston and the issues facing Fiji one week on
The aftermath of a tropical storm raises a host of geographical questions. The impact of a natural hazard can be as much to do with the efficiency of disaster-planning and decision-making before...
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28 Feb 2016
The search for energy causes disasters
During a recent year 8 lesson on resources, we had a debate about the balance between extracting natural resources and its environmental impact. Indepth discussions were had regarding why we need...
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24 Feb 2016
The power of the carousel as a last minute revision tool.
Having just taken up post in a new school and identifying that much of the taught material had been forgotten by the students, I had a major issue, particularly as their regular test scores showed...
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16 Feb 2016
Hurricanes, Typhoons and Tropical Cyclones - Explained!
A clear and concise explanation here from this Met Office video about the differences between hurricanes, typhoons and tropical cyclones.
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13 Feb 2016
Starter activity - Water scarcity could affect four billion people
Drought conditions are set to increase due to future climate change.
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13 Feb 2016
EU migration issue affecting tourism
With large numbers of migrants taking specific routes across Europe, many places are feeling the economic impact
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12 Feb 2016
Protecting Vulnerable Populations Against the Risk of Cyclones
The World Bank is financing the construction of 1,000 multi-purpose cyclone shelters along the Indian coastline. This short video explains why.
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12 Feb 2016
Megacities - Dramatic Changes Coming to London's Skyline
You only need to count the cranes emerging in Central London to appreciate just how much high-rise building development is taking place there.
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12 Feb 2016
A flare is lit in the energy gloom
It happened this week without much of a fanfare – but was marked by the lighting of a gas flare; the opening of Britain’s newest stream of gas from the North Sea on Shetland. Intended to supply up...
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