Fears rise of volcanic eruption near Naples after strongest earthquake in 40 years | Italy | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2023/sep…

Australia’s Water Wars: Sharing here a guided question sheet for the BBC 'Our World' documentary about water conflicts in the Murray-Darling river basin. Useful for AQA A-Level Resource Security topic and other specs. Includes answers and video link. #geography #geographyteacher

BBC News - China Belt and Road: Indonesia opens Whoosh high-speed railway bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

I read a lot of academic papers about plate tectonics. Many of them assume a prior base knowledge which can make them less accessible for the non-specialist. This one, however, starts with as good a summary of the various models for plate & mantle dynamics as I've read.

#ClimateChange 🌡️ exceptional and caused by human greenhouse gas emissions 🏭 We are causing #globalwarming 100 times faster than past natural changes We are taking Earth’s 🌎 climate beyond natural limits, with carbon dioxide & temperatures levels not seen for 3 million years

‘The missing link’: is textile recycling the answer to fashion’s waste crisis? theguardian.com/fashion/2023/o…

Whilst I adore talking geography, I can find it hard to articulate the uniqueness & complexity of it to non-specialists- especially if they have a very reductionist view. This conversation between Mary Myatt, John Tomsett & David Preece is a wonderful tool to help! My notes 👇🏻📝

👩‍💻A morning of blog updates 👩‍💻 This morning I've been updating my four 'Beyond the Spec' blogs for each of the four human topics of Edexcel A-Level Geography. A #geographyteacher thread of what was added 🧵

There is no serious pathway to fixing climate change while forest losses continue at current rates, because global climate targets, sustainable development goals and forest commitments depend on each other. #geographer Mary Gagen Swansea Geography & WWF UK theconversation.com/forests-are-vi…

Great infographic for your class! Using a seismometer to detect earthquake vibrations, the magnitude can be measured using the Richter scale, a mathematical device which is numbered 1-10. Inspired? Check out #geography trips: ow.ly/7A0N50PZzYN

A resource I am incredibly happy with and hope is useful for other geography teachers. A story map and accompanying worksheet looking at drought in the Colorado Drainage Basin! #geographyteacher #TeachWithGIS ArcGIS Online tes.com/resource-detai…

Banglash's storms are getting stronger. But these recent cyclones have each led to only dozens of deaths. This prompted “Disasters Avoided” research by Ilan Kelman & colleagues which identifies 6 patterns that help avoid disasters see graphic ⬇️ theconversation.com/we-rarely-hear…

1/ Powerful footage from the eruption of Marapi, Indonesia this weekend. Sadly, 11 hikers have been confirmed dead with others still missing. This video shows the conditions some of the survivors of the ash, many of whom had to be treated for burns.

Thank you ✨✨✨to all who took the time to check out my video, here is lesson 2: youtube.com/watch?v=XKMDG3… I will be posting more so please do subscribe to my channel and encourage your students to engage too. You can set these as home learning or revision. Peace

There's been a long debate about why there was a big decline in atmospheric C02 in the 16th and 17th centuries. Now, thanks to new analysis by ice core scientist Dr Amy King, we're pretty sure we have the answer: colonialism. Buckle up for a 🧵⬇️

Far too many women have been on the receiving end of harassment, abuse and violence for far too long. With violence against women and girls declared a ‘National Emergency’, we need our male allies to stand up and call out troubling behaviour when they see it. #JustDont

The racist violence we are now seeing on the streets in the UK has been preceded by an intense period of scapegoating refugees and migrants by UK politicians and others – in dangerous rhetoric and policy. This is unacceptable 👇 amn.st/6015YRQ7B

Hate speech can take many different forms. But no matter what it looks like, hate speech has real consequences. See how you can take action and say #NoToHate: un.org/en/hate-speech…

Richard Bilton meets the scientists trying to save the world and investigates whether they can really make a difference Can Scientists Save the World? On BBC iPlayer now and BBC One at 8pm bbc.in/3UYjYh0

It’s day 14 of EduAdvent and it’s another book giveaway! Fiona Sheriff 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧🌍 has donated her 100 ideas book and Rachel Johnson PiXL has donated her ‘Time to Think’ book! Just Like and Repost to Enter!