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Enjoy your three weeks holiday and good luck with starting your coursework. If you have any questions you can contact me at geography@belvoirhigh.leics.sch.uk. Don't forget to look out for Geography in the News stories - I need some to start a display in my new classroom!
At 8.30 on Saturday night thousands of people across the world switched off their lights as a symbolic gesture to draw attention to the issue of climate change. Were you one of them? To see pictures and videos of this event go to http://earthhour.org
An undersea volcano near the Pacific island of Tonga erupted on Wednesday, throwing plumes of smoke, ash and steam 100m into the air.
It's Fairtrade Fortnight! Support farmers in LEDCs and help them get a better deal by buying Fairtrade goods. You could start by buying some Fairtrade chocolate from the stall in school this week!
School has been closed for two days due to snow! Why did we get more snow now than in the previous 20 years? Because a warm wet air mass from the south collided with an icy Arctic air mass from the north east, forcing the moist air upwards and forming snow.
Enjoy it while it lasts - global warming will make snow rarer in Britain!
Will the election of President Obama change the Geography of the United States of America?
What do you think?
Happy New Year everybody! Remember to look out for 'Geography in the news' stories in 2009!
At 8.30 on Saturday night thousands of people across the world switched off their lights as a symbolic gesture to draw attention to the issue of climate change. Were you one of them? To see pictures and videos of this event go to http://earthhour.org
An undersea volcano near the Pacific island of Tonga erupted on Wednesday, throwing plumes of smoke, ash and steam 100m into the air.
School has been closed for two days due to snow! Why did we get more snow now than in the previous 20 years? Because a warm wet air mass from the south collided with an icy Arctic air mass from the north east, forcing the moist air upwards and forming snow.
