East Africa Famine

The United Nations has declared a famine in two areas of southern Somalia as it suffers the worst drought in more than half a century.

You can read more at the BBC.

Or go to the Disaster Emergency Committee website where there are specific case studies and a place to donate.

For those of us that remember the famines of 1984/1985 that led to Band Aid and the Live Aid concerts this seems a great deal worse.

Here we go again?

Iceland's Gromsvotn Volcano has started erupting but will it effect flights like last year's eruption? Read what the expert think by clicking these links:
BBC News Website
Ice News

BIg day for British Geographers

It's Census day - make sure that you have filled out the Census - As geographers we use the information in so many ways.

What can you do?

Its Climate Week in the UK and this is your opportunity to demonstrate what you are doing and what you can do to combat climate change.

For more details click this link to the Cliamte Week web page.

Spring Equinox

Toady is the first day of Spring!

The sun is moving North but is currently directly above the Equator.

Devastating!

This is just one of the many video clips showing the horrific events following the the 8.9 Richter Scale earthquake in the North East of Japan on 12 March 2011.

For more details click on the Pacific Tsunamis warning Site

A good week for Geographers!

On Monday new images of a remote Brazil tribe were released.

On Tuesday the Police launched their Crime Maps - they enable you to see the crime that takes place on your street.

On Wednesday Cyclone Yasi hit Queensland, Australia

On Thursday the British topped the anxiety about immigration pole

On Friday the Independent reported about drought in the Amazon.

But other than those it was all quiet!

What's in a name?

Year 7 Homework

Click on this link to take you to the University of Nottingham Institute for Name Studies.

Remember you have to find the meaning of 10 settlement names , including why Oldham is so called.

Any problems then come and tell me before the next lesson.

The Geography of GCSE results!

To get a list of the areas click this link.
Just for the record Hulme had a 95% pass rate.

And now in Brazil!

More than 500 people are now known to have died in floods in south-eastern Brazil, the country's worst natural disaster for several decades.
Heavy rain has led to massive mudslides hitting several towns, resulting in thousands being made homeless.

For the BBC story and other links click here.