Here is an OECD report on strategies to help cities become inequality traps. Household incomes are on average 18% higher in cities than elsewhere but not all cities in advanced countries have...

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A link here to a comprehensive background article on the causes and effects of desertification.

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Here is a blog from DEFRA about putting a value on natural capital and then putting this learning into practice

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5th August 2017

Heatwave hits Europe

44 degree heat affecting many areas within Europe; particularly the Balkans and Italy.

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4th August 2017

Earth Overshoot Day

August 2nd was Earth Overshoot Day - the day in the year when it is estimated that we have used more resources than the planet can renew in a whole year.

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A terrific video here to use with students as they explore resource security.

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We associate China with high levels of pollution. However, it is also China that is leading the global investment in renewable energy, as illustrated by this short video.

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Collaboration between Ed Glaeser, Cesar Hidalgo and fellow academics provides a superb resource on how the urban landscape is changing in a number of US cities.

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The UK government has announced that all new cars registered from 2040 should have electric or hybrid engines by banning petrol and diesel engines from that date. Great news for the environment?...

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Yes according to this article from the Guardian which visits the Marcell Experimental Forest in the USA

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Conflict in Yemen is having a significant impact upon millions of innocent people. The conflict in Yemen has been raging for two years between Government forces (backed by Saudi Arabian forces) and...

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A remarkable short video clip of egg-sized hailstones in a freak storm in Istanbul

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A fascinating video here showcasing the staggering engineering behind floating wind turbines being assembled in Norway before they are formed into the world's first floating wind farm.

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The Financial Times reports from San Paulo in Brazil where a deepening economic crisis is worsening the huge divide between rich and poor. The contrast above and below the ground could not be more...

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A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Kos and Bodrum in Turkey at 1.31am on Friday as many people were out enjoying the nightlife. Two people died, hundreds were injured and the damage...

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Indian geologists are undertaking this task to enable them to have a greater insight into earthquake activity.

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An intriguing question - how many hours of sunlight would be needed to power the world for a year, if we could capture all that hits the Earth.

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The latest A Level entry data from summer 2017 suggests that A Level Geography is an increasingly popular option. However, in common with the experience of reformed A Levels in earlier waves, the...

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With each passing day we see fresh evidence of the growing scale of investment into renewable energy in Sub Saharan Africa.

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Geography teachers love their vacations especially when they travel and find aspects of human and physical geography that feeds their inner passion for the subject.

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