Largest earthquake for 25 years hits England!

Did the earth move for you this morning? We didn't feel the earthquake in Guildford but plenty of people did.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck just after 1am this morning with the epicentre at Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. Read the full story on teh BBC website here.

Jumper - Anywhere is possible....with Geography!

Life in a shanty town

"Adama Gondor, a medic, will be keeping a regular diary for the BBC News website about running a clinic in a coastal slum of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.
Here she discusses the challenges she faces in Kroo Bay, where shanty houses have been built on a rubbish dump on the banks of the Crocodile River."

This will be particularly useful for year 11 who have just been looking at conditions in shnaty towns.

Can you turn it off?

From 1800 on Wednesday 27th February for 24 hours, people in the UK are being asked to turn off any electric appliances that are not being used. Electricity usage is going to be monitored by the National Grid, who are hoping that demand will drop by between 1 and 3% as a result of this. E-Day, as event is being called, is being supported by many charities in the UK, but also big businesses. The event is being billed as your chance to do something about energy consumption - you can read about it here. Encourage your family and friends, and even your teachers, to turn it off on E-Day!

Coral reef bleaching

Here is an article about the use of ocean temperature monitoring equipment to try and protect vulnerable coral reefs. This is of increasing concern as an impact of global warming and climate change.

AS Field Trip to London Friday 8th February 2008

Here's a hastily put together slideshow of the photos I took today when we were in London looking at contrasting examples of urban redevelopment. Feel free to use any of them!

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Are we ready for the Effects of Global Warming?

The vast majority of scientists now believe that human activity is the cause of global warming, but until recently, they have expected that the effects of this warming will happen gradually over a number of decades or even centuries. This week, scientists have identified a number of tipping points which could be reached soon - these will begin a process of positive feedback, and speed up the warming process. Read about it here.

Air Pollution in London

AS Geographers have been looking at examples of how different cities suffer from, and try to manage air pollution. Here is London's latest attempt to reduce smog and pollution problems. This is a relevant and very up to date case study with which you could wow the examiners!!

Why choose Geography?

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Images of Global Warming

This website contains lots of pictures which show evidence of global warming. There are a number of different sections, but the Glaciers section has some particularly stark images.

Fancy a Starbucks?

A report out today shows that all is not going well for Starbucks! Read the full story on the BBC news website here.

This is a useful article for year 9s (studying globalisation as part of the 'Global Fashion Industry' topic and for A level (globalisation, role of multinationals and so on).