Resources for schools
We support teaching in the classroom and in the field by providing high quality geographical teaching and learning resources.
UK in the Wider World
Despite being a relatively small nation, the UK is an influential player on the international stage.
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What are Natural Hazards?
Natural hazards are extreme events created by nature which have a social and/or economic impact on humans.
Creating disaster: the Türkiye-Syria earthquakes Q&A activity sheet
Remote sensing and hazard risk management with Dr Ekbal Hussain
Explaining the evolution of floods in time and space - Associate Professor Dr Louise Slater
School Member Lecture, 1 March 2023
New Zealand floods
One of the worst flood events to strike New Zealand occurred on 27 January 2023, with prolonged rainfall causing unprecedented flooding
Storm surges
A resource to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1953 storm surge
Fukushima 10-years on
In 2011 tragedy struck the eastern coast of Japan as a giant tsunami swept inland destroying a nuclear power plant
Mount Etna erupts
On Tuesday 16 February 2021, Mount Etna erupted
The Sulawesi island earthquake 2021, Indonesia
In January 2021, an earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale
Cyclone Nivar
In late November 2020 a cyclone called Nivar hit India, only the third cyclone to make landfall since May 2020
Geoheritage, cultural heritage, and dark heritage
Jazmin Scarlett defines geoheritage, cultural heritage and dark heritage with case studies of the Soufrière Hills Volcano, La Soufrière, Vesuvius and Laacher See
The dark geocultural heritage of La Soufrière with Jazmin Scarlett
We talk to Jazmin Scarlett about her work on the dark geocultural heritage of La Soufrière, an active volcano on the island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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