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Surprise figures indicate a fall in life expectancy in the US for the first time in decades
Life expectancy figures released this week in the USA have shown that Americans were not living as long in 2015 as they were in 2014. This fall, for the first time since the 1980s has surprised...
New Zealand earthquake disrupts infrastructure and raises the sea bed
Monday's earthquake that hit New Zealand's South Island was - at 7.8 on the Richter scale - significantly more powerful than the 2010 Christchurch one that resulted in 185 fatalities (6.3). Yet the...
The Geographical implications of a President Trump
As the USA and the world absorbs the surprise of a Donald Trump victory in the American presidential election it is worth considering the implications of his policies for matters of geography.
Deepwater Horizon: classifying the effects
The world's worst accidental ocean rig oil release occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 as the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, operating under contract to BP, suffered a catastrophic explosion....
Same - but different: energy issues for China and Japan
Both China and Japan are attempting to cope with rapidly changing energy situations. In China it has been brought about by rapidly rising energy demand in the last two decades, that has started to...
Ageing population causing China Crisis
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that hospitals in China are not capable of coping with the increase in medical problems as a result of China's rapidly ageing population.
Geography A Level Entry Analysis from Summer 2016
A small (1.9%) drop in total A Level entries for AS & A2 Geography in summer 2016. More analysis by exam board below.
Making Room Underground for 1.5 million City Commuters
The stunning Crossrail project - Europe's largest existing infrastructure project - is nearing completion.
A report has come out this week stating that international co-operation to manage a global environmental issue is showing signs of success: the hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic is...
El Nino is responsible for many climatic effects from droughts to torrential storms and warming oceans. It's also likely to be responsible for CO2 levels passing the 400 ppm (parts per million)...
Renewable energy growing at its fastest rate ever
Spending on the extraction of fossil fuels, such as natural gas and oil has reduced in recent times, in favour of renewable sources of energy.
There is much concern about plastic in the oceans and the detrimental effect it is having on marine life. However, in a twist to the combination of the material and water, millions of plastic balls...
World humanitarian summit to tackle inequality
The summit will take place on 23-24 May in Istanbul and aims to tackle global inequality on a number of matters.
The Canadian state of Alberta in the north-west of the country, has been battling a vast wildfire for four days since the 1st May. It is, in fact, several separate fires which have led to the...
Oxygen loss in oceans is now a real threat.
Scientists have been studying the levels of oxygen in the World's oceans and trends show that there is a noticeable and very worrying reduction.
Water, water, everywhere .... except when it bottles it.
The rising global demand for water is pushing this essential human requirement higher up the list of critical resource exploitation issues. A number of concepts are being applied to water that in...
A week since the Ecuador earthquake
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake, followed by several strong aftershocks this week has devastated Pedernales and several other towns in Ecuador.
Japanese earthquake devastates Mashiki near Kumamoto City
Thursday's 6.5 magnitude earthquake has caused havoc in this area of Southern Japan.
With the closure of four major British coal-fired power stations in recent days, including Longannet in Scotland, Eggborough and its Yorkshire neighbour Ferrybridge, there remain just six...