What causes the high concentrations of microplastics found in riverbeds? Professor Jamie Woodward explains below 👇 📖 Our Water Quality in Rivers report is out now, read it at bit.ly/3fkCOJQ 🔍 #EACRivers #SaveOurRivers #CleanItUp #RiverPollution

Seven water companies in England and Wales dumped untreated sewage into rivers and the sea more than 3,000 times between 2017 and 2021 bbc.in/3qFiFoe

In northern Norway, trees are rapidly taking over the tundra and threatening an ancient way of life that depends on snow and ice #ArcticGreening theguardian.com/news/2022/jan/…

"The greening of the northern high latitudes is one of the most significant large-scale ecological responses to global climate change." #ArcticEcology 🌲🌲🌲global.oup.com/academic/produ…

Quarter of nanoplastic pollution found in core from remote Greenland ice cap are from vehicle tyres #plasticpollution theguardian.com/environment/20…

This morning's BBC Breakfast featured a report about #sewage in our #rivers - the report included an interview with Prof Jamie Woodward of Manchester Geography, which you can see at 5 mins 10 seconds into the clip youtu.be/FBxBYCqFpec #SaveOurRivers #CleanItUp #RiverPollution

The campaign to preserve half the Earth’s surface has been criticized for failing to take account of human needs. But such protection is essential for creating a world that can improve the lives of the disadvantaged, an op-ed argues. e360.yale.edu/features/prote…

With parts of Europe still recovering from last summer’s devastating floods, European Central Bank is gauging how banks would cope if flood-prone real estate were suddenly to lose nearly half of its value. Read more Yale Environment 360: e360.yale.edu/digest/in-the-…

All species of rhinoceros are in trouble, as poachers kill them to take their horns. But Sumatran rhinos are in extremis econ.st/3IIUag9

What is a bomb cyclone? An atmospheric scientist explains: bit.ly/3r9hbTx

Lots of great articles in the latest Geography Review to support CCEA Geography specification AS3, AS2, A2D #geographyteacher #NIGeoGang #NIGeogMeet

Russia and Ukraine together export about 29% of the world’s wheat, and a big chunk of Ukrainian cultivation takes place in the regions that are most exposed to invasion econ.st/3Ha78De

Via earthquakes and sea-level rise, climate change is increasing tsunami risk theprint.in/world/through-…

How does water insecurity intersect with geopolitics in the Middle East? I hope this article I co-wrote with Dr Afshin Shahi University of Bradford for Geography Review is useful for #geographyteacher hoddereducation.co.uk/geographyreview

Flowers arriving a month early in UK as climate heats up theguardian.com/environment/20…

Russia gives Arctic land to citizens themoscowtimes.com/2022/02/01/rus…

Remains of woolly mammoth, bison, woolly rhinoceros, wolf and hyena uncovered on Devon building site #IceAgeBritain #megafauna theguardian.com/science/2022/f…

Here’s a topical centrespread you can download and print as a poster from Geography Review: Liverpool and UNESCO World Heritage status. Manchester Geography Prof Jamie Woodward tinyurl.com/558vc59x @HodderSchools Hodder Geography

Changing (coastal) places #geographyteacher theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

Scary footages of flash flood in Uchar Nallah in #Kohistan #flashflood #ClimateEmergency #ClimateAction #climatechange