Geography in the News

The coronavirus is a form of the flu which attacks the respiratory system, making the young and the old particularly vulnerable

An in-depth look into the repercussions of the spread of COVID-19

Exploring 28 graffiti images (and posters) which have sprung up around London during COVID-19

A community interest company working to tackle the erasure of black people in geography

In Australia, the 2019/2020 fire season has seen abnormally high temperatures and vast wildfires

The White Island volcano erupted on Monday 9 December 30 miles off the coast of New Zealand when 47 tourists were visiting for ‘volcano tourism’

In late November 2020 a cyclone called Nivar hit India, only the third cyclone to make landfall since May 2020

In January 2021 an earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi

President Biden has signed an executive order for the US to re-join the Paris climate agreement

Journalists reported on an 85-year old building being moved by structural engineers

On Tuesday 16 February 2021, Mount Etna erupted

In 2011 tragedy struck the eastern coast of Japan as a giant tsunami swept inland destroying a nuclear power plant

What is the link between the Galápagos Islands and Leonardo DiCaprio? 

In June 2021, the Congress of El Salvador  formally recognised Bitcoin as legal tender

June 2021 has seen record temperatures in Canada, particularly in the western state of British Columbia

The volcano on La Palma erupted on 19 September 2021 and continues to erupt

A look at the Las Bambas copper mine

The 73-mile railway line will run from Reading in the west to Essex in the east, via central London

A roundup of geography-related news that may be of interest to teachers and students

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