6.6mm short!

According to Met Office figures 2012 is the second wettest year on record.

Read more on the Guardian Environment Page.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year Geog Bloggers.

The Weather of 2012

It started with a drought and is now probably going to be the wettest year on record - so what caused this dramatic change?

The science behind Britain's wild weather will be explained by watching BBC One on Sunday 30 December at 17:30 or for seven days after by watching the Iplayer. The programme is Wild Weather in 2012.

To see a preview click this link.
 

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Geog Bloggers.

The Black Marble

Image taken by the Suomi Satellite using the VIIRS instrumentation.

For more details read this link

Or go to the NASA website.

The Island that isn't an Island!

A South Pacific island, shown on marine charts and world maps as well as on Google Earth and Google Maps, does not exist, Australian scientists say.

Read more at this BBC link

For a different perspective read this Independent article.

Is it the end of paper maps?

Is modern technology and the use of GPS the end of paper maps?

See what Simon Garfield believes by clicking this link.

As a geographer - I don't think so!

Thank you for coming to our open events

We hope you enjoyed looking round school and we thank you for taking part in the Food Miles Competition.

The answer was: 5792 miles

The Broccili from Lincolnshie = 93 miles

The Parsnips from Suffolk = 171 miles 

The Carrots from Norfol = 129 miles

Sugar Snap Peas from Zambia - 5038 miles 

The potatoes from Aberdeenshire = 280 miles

The lamd from the Lake District = 81 miles

Welcome to Hulme's open events

Welcome to the Geography Department:

Why not take part in our food miles competition:

Below is a list of ingredients for a Sunday roast dinner, but how far have the ingredients travelled to get to the plate?

Broccoli from Lincolnshire
Parsnips from Suffolk
Carrots from Norfolk
Sugar snap peas from Zambia
Potatoes from Aberdeenshire
Lamb from the Lake District.

The answer will be revealed on Saturday at 4pm.

So how will you play FIFA15 or Justin Biber downloads?

Britain risks running out of energy generating capacity in the winter of 2015-16, according to the energy regulator Ofgem.

Its report predicted that the amount of spare capacity could fall from 14% now to only 4% in three years.

For more details read the BBC article or look at the Ofgem report