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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 10h

See also Paddy Guiness discussing this on BBC Radio 2 after his kids' primary school offered a trip to NASA in Florida!

Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 10h

Insurance industry revises forecasts for flood risk in the UK: ‘We’re not in this because we’re climate campaigners or trying to burnish our credentials or because we have a political agenda. This is a hard-headed calculation, we’re looking at the numbers’. #climatechange #industryvoice

Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 15h

Wednesday briefing: The new, devastating flood risk facing nearly all of Britain #Climate

Wednesday briefing: The new, devastating flood risk facing nearly all of Britain

In today’s newsletter: Flooding across Britain is predicted to become so bad that some towns may need to be abandoned, and it’s not even campaigners raising the alarm – but insurers

www.theguardian.com

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@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 12h

Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050

The Climate Change Committee said the UK should make climate change adaptions beyond the Paris Agreement.

www.bbc.com

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 11h

Actually the moves are widely popular with two-thirds supporting

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 10h

Interesting read for #geographyteacher updating our understanding of the role of birds in succession #lithosere #Alevelgeography www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference?

The volcanic island of Surtsey emerged in the 1960s, and scientists say studying its development offers hope for damaged ecosystems worldwide

www.theguardian.com

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Hugh Millward @hmillward.bsky.social · 2d

www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-count...

Ranked: Countries With the Most High-Speed Rail in 2025

We look at countries with the most high-speed rail in 2025, from China’s vast network to emerging projects in India and the U.S.

www.visualcapitalist.com

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Geographical Association @geographicalassoc.bsky.social · 5d

Looking for professional support as a primary teacher for your geography class?

Below are the CDP events that the GA has lined up to enhance the quality of geography teaching for primary teachers.

Click this link to learn more about the courses: the-ga.org/CPDevents

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 6d

When in Westminster to hear about geopolitics from Tim Marshall … #personalispolitical #macromicro #cityselfie

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 6d

Exactly what I thought of, when I heard the news ... and so too did Nazia Parveen of The Guardian - timely comment piece here #Handsworth www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I know the real Handsworth – it’s a far better place than Robert Jenrick’s toxic vision of Britain | Nazia Parveen

The shadow justice secretary complained of a lack of integration in an area that has shown, time and time again, that it is for everyone, says Nazia Parveen, an assistant managing editor at the Guardi...

www.theguardian.com

Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 6d

Great poem for #geographyteacher this week www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYDg...

Benjamin Zephaniah Soho Road

YouTube video by Channel Zero

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@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 7d

#fastfashion www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Fast-fashion recycling: how ‘the castoff capital of the world’ is making Indian factory workers sick

Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles 1 million tonnes of textile waste a year

www.theguardian.com

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Plantlife @plantlifeuk.bsky.social · 7d

Are you a National Plant Monitoring Scheme volunteer? 🌿

Don’t miss our online event on 18 Oct celebrating 10 years of NPMS and the amazing work of our volunteers!

Our NPMS Volunteer Manager Rachel will be sharing insights into volunteer roles, opportunities, and accessibility. #NPMS10

The National Plant Monitoring Scheme @npms.bsky.social · 10d

Book now for our online #NPMS10 celebration event on 18 October: https://ow.ly/jlRJ50X4fe4 Rachel Murphy from @plantlifeuk.bsky.social (1 of 4 @npms.bsky.social partners) will be talking about #NPMSVolunteer roles, opportunities & accessibility & hosting an array of #VolunteerVoices.

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 7d

🌧️ Forest loss and flooding

A new study shows that deforestation and forest fires in Australia reduce rainfall interception, increasing river flooding across vast regions.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...

#SciComm #ClimateCrisis #Floods 🧪

Interception reduction from deforestation and forest fire increases large-scale fluvial flooding risk - Communications Earth & Environment

Forest coverage loss from wildfires and deforestation increases flood risk for large-scale river catchments by reducing interception, according to analysis of data from twenty-one watersheds in Australia.

www.nature.com

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Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 7d

Britons back staying in ECHR by 46% to 29%, poll suggests - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 6d

Huge pleasure to talk to the lovely Amol Rajan this week. Hoping I made some sense!

Radical with Amol Rajan - Climate Migration: Confronting the Reality of Global Warming (Gaia Vince) - BBC Sounds

Gaia Vince makes the positive case for immigration despite public concern over the issue.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 7d

Sad #biodiversity update re habitat loss, but rich fodder for environmental #poetry, perhaps www.theguardian.com/environment/...

As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours

The insects’ brilliant hues evolved in lush ecosystems to help them survive. Now they are becoming more muted to adapt to degraded landscapes – and they are not the only things dulling down

www.theguardian.com

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 7d

Sharp rise in UK plastic exports shows how behind the country is

The EU has agreed to ban exports of waste to poorer nations. The ban comes into force in November 2026

The UK does not have a similar ban in place

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows

Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’

www.theguardian.com

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Ben Bishop @mrbishopgeog.bsky.social · 8d

This doesn't bode well for #geography, we barely get any applications for jobs and didn't get a single one for maternity cover...😬

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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 8d

Marine heatwaves to become more frequent off UK and Irish coasts, experts say #Climate

Marine heatwaves to become more frequent off UK and Irish coasts, experts say

Scientists find 10% chance that similar events to the ‘unheard of’ temperatures in 2023 could occur each year

www.theguardian.com

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 8d

Carbon offsetting suffers from deep-seated systemic problems that incremental change will not solve says review paper from Oxford Uni

“We have assessed 25 years of evidence and almost everything up until this point has failed”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 9d

All #women everywhere are in the workforce, always have been; not all of them are in paid employment #womenswork #languagematters

Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 9d

Working Women: Which Countries Have the Most & Least In The Workforce

Full list by country: brilliantmaps.com/working-w...

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 9d

Two of the most common climate misconceptions I see, even among knowledgeable folks, are that (1) most people aren't worried about climate change, and (2) if they were, they'd act.

Not true! Data show (1) most people are worried, but (2) they won’t act if they don’t know what to do-and most don’t.

A map of the world showing how levels of worry in most countries are greater than 70%. Source: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, International Public Opinion on Climate Change, 2023.

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 9d

One to add to the careers posters in classrooms!

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 9d

Fungi in the beech woodlands of the #Chilterns are ‘crazy good’ right now - King Bolete, Amethyst deceiver, False death-cap, Sulphur tuft, Porcelain, Trooping funnel and many more

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 12d

This illuminating visualisation of 'Green to Grey' research makes great use of #GIS image overlays #geographyteacher Green to Grey is 'a pioneering collaboration between journalists and scientists counting every green space lost in Europe between January 2018 and December 2023'. greentogrey.eu

Green to Grey – How Europe is squandering the little nature it has left

Green to Grey is a pioneering collaboration between journalists and scientists counting every green space lost in Europe between January 2018 and December 2023.

greentogrey.eu

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