Day 114 of #365DaysOfMaps. April 24th is Chernobyl Remembrance Day. Ian takes on the relative merits of nuclear power compared to the death toll from coal in today's map. Beyond Chernobyl (114/365) mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/04/cher...

Who's dancing at the global disco? googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/04/crea...

This was a really good event to be at a few days ago www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Huge chunk of glacier blocks Everest route in peak climbing season www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Shakespeare’s #geography was “patchy,” says British writer Margaret Drabble. Despite fanciful settings in Illyria, Bohemia, and elsewhere, he likely never left England. Imagination shaped the world he gave us. Happy #ShakespeareBirthday. buff.ly/o5dHw7g #NationalPoetryMonth

So this St George fella … www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-...

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The Royal Geographical Society @RGS_IBG/@RGS.org recently launched new virtual work experience with @springpod 🚀 Students can find out where geography could take them, hear from real people in real jobs and boost their CV. Find out more about the programme: www.rgs.org/about-us/our...

The world is warming. Every country is warming. www.ShowYourStripes.info #ShowYourStripes

In honor of Earth Day: a thread of environmental wins

Born in fire, battered by the wreckage of colliding worlds, covered for eons in magma, wracked by volcanoes, frozen and thawed again and again, and after everything went just wrong and right enough, here it is: our home. The rarest gift in the known universe. Happy Earth Day.

Why your recycled clothes could end up in this South American desert www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Would you like to become a trustee of the Geographical Association? We're seeking nominations for 2 trustees to be elected by the membership. Keen to see nominations from wide range of backgrounds e.g. early career teachers, primary colleagues. Closing date is 4 May. geography.org.uk/ga-elected-t...

Today on the World of Music blog I’m after your Glastonbury memories for a lengthy post in late June as there’s no festival this year… worldlymusic.blogspot.com/2026/04/apr-...

LivingGeography Newsletter #68 now published open.substack.com/pub/livingge...

World's biggest condom maker set to raise prices due to Iran war www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK 14–19s: How should schools teach climate change? 🌍 ​UCL is running an anonymous survey to help shape future education policy and teaching resources. ​🎁 Enter the draw for a £20 voucher ⏱️ Takes 25–30 mins 🔗 qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_... ​#ClimateEducation #UKEducation #YouthVoice

The politics of cartography @reuters.com share.google/6enKRwPeKj2T...

'Around 7,900 people died or disappeared on migration routes in 2025, taking the total dead and missing since 2014 beyond 80,000' @iom.int www.rte.ie/news/world/2...

Closing in on 10 million page views of LivingGeography - should reach that tomorrow - over 13700 posts since May 2008 when I started it livinggeography.blogspot.com

📣 Meet the RGS professional team at the ESRI UK Annual Conference! Learn more about our work, support for geographers, and our Chartered Geographer accreditation. If you’re attending, come by our stand - we'd love to connect. 🌍✨ #Geography #AC2026

Yesterday on the World of Music blog @drcarllee.bsky.social was talking about the ambient albums of Brian Eno worldlymusic.blogspot.com/2026/01/gues...

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Anyone know anymore about Berlin based Siba? This is one righteously angry song that just dropped into my vision. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdFl...

#worldofmusic 'The weapons were loud, but there was always music': Sudanese band play on through the war www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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My train to Brugge has a playlist #worldofmusic www.belgiantrain.be/en/about-snc...

You hum it and I’ll ... find it! 🎶📍 what1tune - my new geohashing system turns every location into a unique tune. googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/04/what...

Not ideal … www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The Trump administration will cure us of our woke obsession with…dry land.

On this day in 1913, the Society opened to Fellows at its new home, Lowther Lodge 🕰️ Originally the residence of the Lowther family, the house was later converted into the RGS headquarters. Over a century later, we're delighted to still welcome members and the public to our Kensington Gore building.

Day 103 of #365DaysOfMaps. April 13th is Scrabble Day! Ian's built a classic interactive geo-scrabble game for today's map so don't be a consonant complainer and go enjoy a vowel movement or two. International Scrabble Day 103/365 mapdesign.icaci.org/2026/04/happ...

🐺 The new issue of #ROUTES is OUT NOW! 🐺 In this Special Issue, we have teamed up with youth-led nature recovery NGO, Youngwilders, to explore the relationship between young people and #rewilding Read the full issue here: routesjournal.org/youngwilders... @rgs.org @geographicalassoc.bsky.social

This talk explores building a future-facing curriculum through: – meaningful questions – powerful knowledge – place and enquiry It’s also the thinking behind the Discover Geography series with @harpercollins.bsky.social. collins.co.uk/collections/...

What’s the point of geography? I’ve been trying to answer this more precisely. Not in terms of content, but in terms of what geography allows pupils to do. This was the focus of my @geographicalassoc.bsky.social conference talk. open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...?

Chapeaux also to Wout van Aert!! www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a...

Visited the @collinsbooks.bsky.social stand at the GA Conference

Back from 2 days cat sitting …

The best I can do these days but this is one of the best sporting days of the year… always fascinating how fortunes ebb and flow @anguswillson.bsky.social

More than 150 years ago, author Jules Verne imagine a Moon mission shaped by politics, ambition and global attention 🌕 Now, after the successful Artemis mission, it’s a reminder of just how much his 19th-century novel “From the Earth to the Moon” got right.

French perspective

These books look good …