@GeoBlogs
@geoblogs.bsky.social
Alan Parkinson. Geographer, teacher, & author. Vice President RGS - GA President 2021-22. HoD @ King's Ely Prep. Mission:Explorer. Tivy Medal winner. Here, there & everywhere. Open to offers. Norfolk based
Nepal to use new flood study to claim millions from UN climate disaster fund www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nepal to use new flood study to claim millions from UN climate disaster fund
A new study says climate change was a likely factor in the massive flood on the Nepal-Tibet border last month.
bbc.co.uk
My dear friend @seislologist.bsky.social has launched a cool new earthquake app called Seismoscope! It’s fantastic for visualizations but has lots of other functionality as well. Check it out! (It’s free and available on iPhone and Android) apps.apple.com/us/app/seism...
Great article by my @tyndallcentre.bsky.social colleagues. #Fens #EastAnglia #ClimateChange
East Anglia Bylines@eastangliabylines.co.uk · 2d agoThe Fens are one of the UK’s most productive landscapes, write Katie Jenkins and Robert James Nicholls. But rising seas, heavier rainfall, drought and extreme heat are creating overlapping climate risks that can no longer be managed in isolation. #ClimateChange
Help needed with World of Music blog - enter letters A-Z in your music streaming service - or search CD / LP collection - what comes up first? Tell me here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Algorithm A-Z choices
Go to your streaming service of choice and type in the letters A-Z (one at a time) - what's the first musical act that your algorithm suggests?
docs.google.com
When is the best time to visit a country? Which countries are the best to visit right now? Tools like SeasonMap and Pack Lightly help you find the perfect vacation destination by mapping global weather data to your exact travel dates and trip plans. ✈️🌦️ googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/09/wher...
Where’s the Perfect Weather?
Maps Mania is a blog dedicated to tracking the very best digital interactive maps on the internet and the tools used to create them.
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com
Look how the highest Pyrenees mountain looks like on Sept. 15th after the insane 2026 summer! 🌡️ No ice left below the summit (L) and Aneto's Glacier lost into the immense Little Ice Age forefield (moraines at the bottom) 🧊 A this pace, ~5-10 years before disappearance! 🔥 📷 @Discus2cT
*** NEW POST *** What happens to a country when geography is devalued as a subject? A sobering look at the state of geography in American schools. enserm.substack.com/p/are-americ...
Are Americans Lost?
What Happens When Geography Goes Missing
enserm.substack.com
My @geographical.co.uk review of @calflyn.bsky.social’s brilliant #TheSavageLandscape is now up online. geographical.co.uk/book-reviews...
Review: The Savage Landscape by Cal Flyn
Shafik Meghji explores Cal Flyn's The Savage Landscape, a wide-ranging examination of our romanticised notions of wilderness
geographical.co.uk
Shafik Meghji@shafikmeghji.bsky.social · 4mo agoIn the latest issue of @geographical.co.uk, I review @calflyn.bsky.social’s brilliant new book #TheSavageLandscape, an original and illuminating examination of humanity’s relationship with nature at its most extreme.
LivingGeography Substack Newsletter #89 now published livinggeography.substack.com/p/livinggeog...
LivingGeography Newsletter #89
Sep 10th-16th
livinggeography.substack.com
ICYMI: Want to see what El Niño looks like? Look at the clouds. More clouds and rain are developing over the warm central tropical Pacific, while the western Pacific is becoming clearer and drier. It’s a classic El Niño atmospheric pattern—and it strengthened in August. buff.ly/0UwAHRd
Blogs: ENSO
The ENSO Blogs landing page.
climate.us
Hazards Conference for geography students/teachers, England: -London, 11 Nov, www.kcmconferences.co.uk/events-detai... -Manchester, 16 Nov, www.kcmconferences.co.uk/events-detai... -Nottingham, 2 Dec, www.kcmconferences.co.uk/events-detai... @davepetley.bsky.social @proffionatweed.bsky.social #DRR
Hazards Conference (London) — KCM Events and Conferences
Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, Earthquakes and more: this year's Hazards conferences are set to be the best yet!
kcmconferences.co.uk
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
Benedict Cumberbatch on his Earth-saving eco film: ‘We are in the last grab of the extraction era’
From Obama’s chef to a big cat obsessive, the actor has gathered experts from Alaska, the Amazon and beyond for a film about how to heal our besieged palent. He talks about naysayers, elephant tusks –...
theguardian.com
From NYC to London: explore the rising trend of interactive, SimCity-style isometric pixel-art city maps. googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/09/pixe...
PIxel City Maps Are Here
From NYC to London: explore the rising trend of interactive, SimCity-style isometric pixel-art city maps.
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com
A new world map puts the continent’s true scale into sharper perspective. But what’s behind the change — and why does the way we map the world matter? Cartographers explain👇 theconversation.com/new-world-ma... #ScienceAndTech
New world map makes Africa look bigger: what’s the fuss about? Cartographers explain
Correcting the mental map of global leaders is an important step in amplifying Africa’s relevance and rights.
theconversation.com
education-for-climate.ec.europa.eu/education-fo... #EMO-GI
Green Mini Curricula & database
"The knowledge needed for the green transition already exists, and a great deal of it is free. The barrier is not cost. It is finding it." A great deal of high-quality educational material on sustaina...
education-for-climate.ec.europa.eu
Listen to the songs that every city is listening to. googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/09/what...
Mapping the Song Every City is Listening To
Maps Mania is a blog dedicated to tracking the very best digital interactive maps on the internet and the tools used to create them.
googlemapsmania.blogspot.com
This book was sent to all Welsh schools as part of their geography curriculum review - lots of interesting perspectives… #cynefin
If you subscribe to my Substack I’ll give you 5000 geo bucks….
New to Subject Leadership or not Watch our GeogLive CPD free from EYPPC @ @geographicalassoc.bsky.social Thanks to contributors for sharing their experience @geopaula.bsky.social @geoblogs.bsky.social @stevebracegeog.bsky.social #primary #subjectleader #geographyteacher youtu.be/s1gTYTMMoMs?...
GeogLive! 34 Effective Subject Leadership
YouTube video by GeogLive
youtu.be
