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20,000 tonnes of diesel leaked into a river near the city of Norilsk. Ground subsidence is suspected to be the cause.
Weekly Geography Quiz 5th June
The 10th weekly geography quiz! Can you correctly answer all of the questions based on the news over the past week?
UK’s biggest solar farm gets the go ahead
The government has approved the controversial scheme which is set to power 91,000 homes.
Weekly Geography Quiz 22nd May
This week's quiz- 10 questions based on the news!
Climate change and the UK flood risk
Increased rainfall in certain areas of the UK will lead to more severe floods and put emergency services under extra pressure in terms of how long it takes them to respond.
Weekly Geography Quiz 15th May
This week's geography quiz- based on the global news!
Global warming to cause extreme weather events
Scientists have confirmed that predicted hazardous weather events are already being seen across the world.
Weekly Geography Quiz 8th May
10 questions based on the news over the last week!
Microplastics found on the ocean floor
Scientists studying the floor of the Mediterranean near Italy have discovered up to 1.9 million plastic pieces per square metre in ocean sediments.
Geography Weekly Quiz 1st May
This week's geography quiz- 10 questions based on items in the news this week!
Covid-19’s impact on Malaria
The WHO has stated that the number of deaths from Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa could double to more than 700,000 if the efforts to stop Covid-19 disrupts the health programmes for Malaria.
Geography Weekly Quiz 24th April
Another weekly geography quiz- 10 multiple choice questions based on geography in the news!
USA suffering from a megadrought
The western USA is experiencing this event. A megadrought is where a drought lasts for many decades without any easing. There have been 4 previous megadroughts in the last 1200 years which have...
Geography Weekly Quiz- 17th April
10 multi-choice questions based on geographical news stories this week!
Weekly Geography Quiz - 10 April 2020
Here is this week's geography quiz- a set of 10 questions based on the Geography news over the last 7 days.
Habitat loss linked to future pandemics
Historically, many scientists believed that tropical rainforests harboured many viruses and pathogens that could affect humans. Whilst that view is still believed, the mass destruction of natural...
Weekly Geography Quiz- 3 April 2020
Here is our first weekly geography quiz- a set of 10 questions based on the news this week.
Coronavirus impacts on flood victims
Many Welsh families whose homes were flooded by the February storms of Ciara, Dennis and George are now struggling in temporary accommodation, feeling abandoned as the country tackles the global...
Chinese firm to take over British steel
The Jingye group have previously stated that they will save over 3000 jobs in Teeside and Scunthorpe as part of the takeover; although there are still some concerns for jobs before the deal goes...