What an inspiration Jane Goodall was to everyone working in nature and conservation. I'll never forget reading that she had to take her mother with her on her first field trip because women weren't "allowed" to study in the wild alone. I wonder what her mother made of it all. #wildlydifferent

No spoilers from me, but this BBC Radio 4 series invites the Q 'Why are we looking for the pristine, why does that give us hope?', chiming with RIP J. Goodall posts about her deconstruction of the line between us and nature. If no line, we need to take better care www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

The 26 Largest Islands In The World Compared More about them: brilliantmaps.com/largest-i...

Visualising historical changes in air pollution with the Air Quality Stripes Website: airqualitystripes.info And paper led by @kirstypringle.bsky.social and @jimmcquaid.bsky.social now published which visualises trends in air quality across many global cities: gc.copernicus.org/articles/8/2...

Thinking about the minor inconvenience of 'A phone mast close to you is not working' (my lived experience currently) and the sheer devastation of the internet shutdown in Afghanistan on #women #girls #education #work www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Excellent article linking flows of information, money, goods (Global systems) and the Hazards topic. Great for A-level #geographyteacher - it's a 'long read' but highly recommended www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...

Excited to open my first recipe pack from @refugeeaction.bsky.social and get cooking! This month it’s Iraqi kabab. What a great idea to celebrate the diversity and strengths of #refugees

My 2nd Teaching Geography article (the last one was over 10 years ago...),so I'm feeling pretty proud today 🤓

Disasters like wildfires and floods are multiplying. US schools are training students to combat them #Climate

Letters page fillip in The Guardian today, following up on Dubai critique leader last week: #marxistgeography and a reminder of the treatment of guest workers in Dubai www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Everyone knows about Norway but few know this: Nepal has quietly become an EV hot spot. In 2024, more than 70% of newly imported four-wheeler passenger vehicles were electric, up from just 250 EVs nationwide in 2020 to over 13,000 today.

Want to teach about the impact of tourism on Bali? #gcsegeography www.thenational.academy/teachers/pro...

“Unlike human intelligence, it lacks the humility to acknowledge uncertainty,” and “When unsure, it doesn’t defer to deeper research or human oversight; instead, it often presents estimates as facts.” #airesearch

I am livestreaming this fantastic conference today. So many insights into: decisions taken by photographers who create images of places and people around the world (and their dilemmas), the ethics of #representation and the role of creativity

Demographic Change: Europe's Population Trends Visualised www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int... (nice data visualisation, but an unnecessary over-use of the word crisis, dear @theguardian.com)

Enjoyed presenting with you too @geogmum! A great bunch of geography teachers on our course yesterday, willing to share ideas #everybodywins #teachercpd

Enjoying a cuppa at the start of #FairtradeFortnight and learning about the difference #fairtrade makes to people involved in the tea sector - great film here #geographyteacher www.fairtrade.net/uk-en/get-in...

Attended a wonderful event celebrating 30 years of the Women’s Prize for Fiction (and two years of Women’s Prize for Non-fiction) last night. I didn’t have to look too hard on my own bookshelves to find those celebrated authors #brilliantbooks #importanceofbeingseen #womenswriting

Good news: Oil and gas investment has been falling. But over the last few years it has been stagnating.

Jevons paradox at work: potential greenhouse gas emissions of new Essex datacentre equivalent to '500 flights from Heathrow to Malaga every week according to the UN' www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Just finished listening to Mark Steel’s remarkable account of this McLibel trial. I knew there was a reason my teenage self became a vegetarian in 1990 (!) but not the depths the Met Police and McDonalds stooped to www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

A fun chart game that primarily sources its data from Our World in Data!

This is an excerpt from Kate's new book, which is just out in the UK. I've been inspired by Kate's work for a long time, so I'm super-excited to read it. I bet a lot of you will enjoy it too!

Bottom trawling is incredibly and depressingly destructive, and the new footage in the Ocean documentary makes that very clear. It’s not only unnecessary, but counter-productive. And yet the UK government has just decided against a blanket ban. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I'm not a vintage Park Run-ner, of old ... more of a Jayney-come-lately, but I do think Park Run is a fabulous example of community spirit in the UK today. Volunteers are the reason it's free. Now they've hit a million volunteers #goodnews #volunteersmakesadifference blog.parkrun.com/uk/2025/09/1...

Pretty cool to have been on both sides of the portal in Dublin and Philadelphia!

Spain is having its largest wildfire year in well over a decade

Coal is still king but won't be for much longer. Latest @iea.org projections confirm a significant milestone: Renewables are on track to surpass coal as world's biggest source of electricity by 2026. Rapid growth in solar + wind and levelling off of coal power are driving forces behind this shift.

Geography results mapped

✍️ New article: “$3 a day: A new poverty line has shifted the World Bank’s data on extreme poverty. What changed, and why?” 🧵

Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet #plasticstreaty #plastics www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#Geographyteachers if you're updating SOW over summer do see two new resources developed in partnership by @geographicalassoc.bsky.social & #EnvironmentAgency Up-to-date sustainable coastal management (A Level) & embedding environmental careers (KS3) Info in ⤵️ geography.org.uk/new-resource...

If you need a mapping challenge for the holidays @geographicalassoc.bsky.social asking children to draw a map from your home to a 'Local Treasure' It might the local park, a friend's house, local shop or somewhere that's just special to you. & do send us a copy geography.org.uk/the-gas-summ...

#geographyteacher flow resources, carbon, globalisation, oceans #geogchat

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If you're teaching A Level Food Systems & Changing Places some great new resources on Caribbean Cuisine and super diversity in Birmingham written by Dr Charlene Rose #geography @unibirmingham.bsky.social & now downloadable from @geographicalassoc.bsky.social ⤵️ geography.org.uk/resources/ca...

First time I've turned up the radio to listen to #thoughtfortheday for at least a decade - quite a fillip this morning from @rhidianbrook.bsky.social #bbcradio4 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

#Geography ranked 6th highest subject for lifetime earnings (from BBC report bbc.in/3BUENDG0) #ChooseGeography

Industrial energy use has increased by a whopping 71% since 1990. ➡️ Most of it is fossil fuels but the electrification rate has improved from just 22% to now 29%. ➡️ Most climate scenarios indicate that we need to see more than a doubling of the industrial electrification rate by 2050.

Trade plays a much smaller role in China's economy than it did a few decades ago

New evidence on how relatively small changes to how "AI" is used could reduce its (huge!) energy use significantly: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2... Our recent episode of Rare Earth on the environmental costs of data centres and "AI" is here, with a deep dive into the wider issues: www.bbc.co.uk/progra...

Wildflower meadow tended by Prestwood Nature's volunteers in Bucks - lots to celebrate and protect #NationalMeadowsDay

‘Like working in a volcano’: stories from six countries in Europe on a day of extreme heat #Climate

Gemini still having a few hallucinations I note. Never visited the #place known as Hungry Gap, though apparently local to me! Just googling, not even asking for AI's 'help' #writing #ukfood #ukfarming

Might Thames meanders, Old Harry Rocks, Giant's Causeway, Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) or Ben Nevis feature on a £10 note? @bankofengland.bsky.social after suggestion for their new notes. What would your #Geography pupils suggest? More info & how to submit in link geography.org.uk/what-geograp...

Had a great day presenting for Tutor2U with @geogriffi.bsky.social in London today. What a venue!

Loved meeting geography teachers on Friday, running tutor2u’s cpd event with Kate Otto. About to do it all again today!