The developing strong #ElNiño is resulting in high hurricane activity in the eastern Pacific this season. For the first time since the El Niño year of 2015 there are currently three hurricanes active simultaneously east of the Dateline in the Pacific

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After a summer break, Learning to Teach Geography is back! We hope that everyone’s coped with the heatwaves, and managed to find rest, recovery and joy. As we start the term, we’ve got three articles to support teachers at the start of their term and their careers:

Since leaving teaching people often ask me 'what is it you actually do?' - here is my attempt to answer that. enserm.substack.com/p/what-do-yo... DMs open if you think I might be useful to you this year.

What do you do all day?

Trying to be useful

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A list of lyrics if all lyrics were as profound as “I got soul, but I'm not a soldier” by The Killers... 1. I got hips, but I’m not a hipster 2. I got plums, but I’m not a plumber 3. I got toes, but I’m not a toaster 4. I got badge, but I’m not a badger 5. I got meow, but I'm not a homeowner

A new Hollywood film (Pressure) is to be released shortly to tell the story of the infamous weather forecast that enabled D-Day to be a success. We produced a new reanalysis for D-Day, and processed it to look a bit like a satellite image. climatelabbook.substack.com/p/pressure-t...

GCSE results are out tomorrow. The data tells you real things, and it can't be trusted on others. Some thoughts for middle leaders on what to actually claim from your results before drawing conclusions: enserm.substack.com/p/what-your-...

What Your GCSE Results Can (and Can’t) Tell You

Cutting through the data noise

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How the ENSO cycle works, its impacts on extreme weather and global temperatures and why this El Niño event is projected to be the most intense since records began. interactive.carbonbrief.org/el-nino-expl...

Explainer: How the ‘super El Niño’ will reshape the world’s weather

The world is currently experiencing what is expected to become the strongest El Niño on record – dubbed a “super El Niño” by many.

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🧵Weather maybe getting cooler, but what has been the impact of recent heatwaves on public attitudes to and salience of climate and net zero? Two thirds of the public say they are worried about hot weather and 86% think climate change at least partially responsible.

The impact of summer 2026 can perhaps best be seen from space Exceptional heat combined with limited rainfall has truly transformed the landscape across the UK

Solar eclipse coming up so here’s one of my favourite maps

Very nice graphics and teachable materials for geography teachers, as traumatic as the datasets are!

Met Office - weather and climate@metoffice.gov.uk · last mo.

July 2026 was an exceptional month for the UK's climate statistics, with records challenged or broken for rainfall, temperature and sunshine. Read more in our press release ⤵️ www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Temperatures reached 35.2°C today, marking the 7th day of 2026 where the UK has recorded 35°C or higher 👇 Prior to this year, the record was 5 days of ≥35°C, set in 1976 and 2020 🌡️

Today experienced the 24th day of year hitting 30C in London. For perspective in whole of 1980s we had 21 days.

The Office: Woman Holding 'HOT' Sign

ALT: The Office: Woman Holding 'HOT' Sign

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Major wildfires continue in parts of Europe🔥 Satellite imagery shows widespread smoke across Portugal, Spain and near to Bordeaux. There's little prospect of any rain relief and the heat will even intensify for some, with temperatures of over 40°C possible in places📈

When will we next see some rain? Find out more in our latest blog post 👇

When will it rain? The latest Met Office forecast suggests dry weather will continue for most

After weeks of hot, dry weather and widespread heatwave conditions across many parts of the UK, one of the questions we're hearing most often is: when will it rain again?

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The UK's prolonged hot, sunny and dry weather is visible from space 🛰️ Comparing satellite images from late May and now, much of the landscape has turned from green to brown ☀️ Farmers and gardeners are feeling the strain, with wildfire risk elevated as a third heatwave continues🌡️

#KCSIE2026 still does not name #ClimateChange. But heat, flooding, water disruption, climate distress and misinformation are already shaping pupils’ welfare, attendance, behaviour and learning. I’ve created a free climate-literate safeguarding INSET resource for DSLs. Please share with school leads

KCSIE Still Cannot See Climate Change – But School Leaders and DSLs Can

Despite best efforts, England's new Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance does not name climate change. But a climate-literate Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) can still notice when climate is changing the safeguarding context. This article comes with a free KCSIE 2026-aligned INSET resource for schools: slides, DSL guidance and staff handout.

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Friends! If you know anyone who is planning to train as a science teacher in September, please tell them that I am giving away FREE Kindle editions of “Why Don’t Things Fall Up?” which is on many science teacher training reading lists and recommended by lots of science teachers

Why Don’t Things Fall Up?

Why Don’t Things Fall Up? delivers what every adult and schoolchild deserves, but often doesn’t get: an authoritative and accessible account of the key ideas in science. The book is rooted in Alom’…

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Leaving ceremony. bennewmark.wordpress.com/2020/07/18/l...

Leaving ceremony

3.30pm on the last Friday before the summer holiday in the staffroom. Small bottles of warm Stella and glasses of wine if you get there early, plastic cups for the latecomers. Secret bingo cards fo…

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Temperatures have exceeded 34°C today for the 8th day this year 🌡️ That makes it a record for the most number of 34°C or higher in a calendar year 👇 The record was previously set in 1976 and 2020 for 7 days

"“We coped then” is not a safeguarding standard" - What a debate about #schools and heat reveals about #climate, resilience, #safeguarding and #adaptation. Alistair Hamill and I take a look through a geographical lens. #Heatwaves #Geography #SchoolLeadership

“We Coped Then” Is Not a Safeguarding Standard: Heatwaves, Schools and the Geography of Risk

What a debate about schools and heat reveals about climate, resilience, safeguarding and adaptation - and why geography helps us move beyond the soundbite.

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Yes, it's roasting! Watch the temperatures across the UK rise during the rest of the day: istheukhotrightnow.com Website: @roostweather.bsky.social

Repeating this for those at the back: “Experiencing 35°C in London UK (70% RH) is more dangerous than 50°C in Phoenix Arizona (15% RH)”

Frank Swain@frank-swain.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's probably time European journalists wrapped their heads around Heat Index (temp + relative humidity). In high humidity, sweating is less efficient, making heat worse, e.g.: Experiencing 35°C in London UK (70% RH) is more dangerous than 50°C in Phoenix Arizona (15% RH)

++BREAKING++ Leading climate scientists in the UK have written to senior editors in broadcast media - and OFCOM and IPSO: "To express our concern about recent media coverage of extreme weather, climate change and net-zero and to urge you…to inform public audiences of the scientific links"

Londoners, there is a webpage for you to see where your nearest "cool spaces" are when the extreme heat hits - places with water, air-conditioning & shade. Have a look and spread the word, especially to those who may need this but might not think to look for it: apps.london.gov.uk/cool-spaces/

For #ShowYourStripes, I chatted about the Climate Stripes with the Totally Cooked podcast team (@sarahinscience.bsky.social and @instrachan.bsky.social). Find it on your favourite podcast channel! 21centuryweather.org.au/totally-cook...

He’s so good at this.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

this is honestly an excellent celebratory and motivational speech from Mamdani at the Knicks parade. i'm ready to run through a wall, and i'm not even a Knicks fan

Ahead of the National Festival of Fieldwork, we've teamed up with Chloe Searl (theislandgeographer.co.uk) to create a suite of self-led fieldwork CPD modules for teachers. 🔗 Access the videos here: bit.ly/4uD5cw0 Check our Schools pages for more fieldwork resources!

If you're involved in supporting UCAS and admissions work, and want to get some insight and guidance, then the Access & Outreach team at Jesus College Oxford have put together this free Future Learn course which looks valuable: www.futurelearn.com/courses/supp...