A Message from Father Christmas

I just found this on the BBC website, and thought you might be interested in what Father Christmas has to say about climate change. Have a good Christmas - and to quote another member of the Geography Department, climate change doesn't stop for Christmas! (You can listen to Mr Regan's climate change song, by clicking here.)

Faces from the Frontline

Today's Guardian magazine is devoted to looking at the impacts of climate change around the world. If you click on this link, you can see how people are being affected all around the world now.

Bhopal - 25 yeas on

Students in Years 10 and 11 have looked at the cyanide gas leak that happened in the Indian city of Bhopal in 1984. It is a good case study of all the negative aspects of multinational companies. This week saw the 25th anniversary of this dreadful industrial accident, and many of the victims have received very little compensation. People are still being affected because the area, and in particular, the water supply, has not been cleaned up. This article tells you all about it.

Copenhagen Summit 2009

This conference which runs from the 7th to the 18th December in Copenhagen, Denmark, has been labelled as the last chance to save the planet from the worst effects of global warming. The conference is likely to be given huge amounts of media coverage because of its importance. The BBC has a lot of articles and up to date material here, and the Guardian has information here. GCSE and A Level students need to be up to date with what's going on at this conference - your new text books are out of date already!

Cumbria Floods November 2009

The BBC Cumbria website has a large amount of resources on the recent floods, including many, many photos which you can access here. You can read about the weather that caused the flooding here.