Geography

21 April 1990 eruptive column from Redoubt Volcano, as viewed to the west from the Kenai Peninsula. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

• Volcanoes- are they such as bad thing? the positives and negatives of a volcanic eruption
• Sustainable urban living- are we being greenwashed?
• super volcanoes
• Is renewable energy really sustainable?
• Is fracking the future?
• Pittsburgh land use
• what makes some rivers more susceptible to flooding than others?
• river management: the pros and cons of hard engineering
• river management: the pros and cons of soft engineering
• what causes earthquakes?
• Urban regeneration projects- The Heartlands Project
• What causes sea level change?
• What causes a country’s population to change?
• Landslide: what really caused the Vajont dam disaster?
• the effects and responses to a flood disaster
• What is the primary cause of flooding: physical factors or human factors?
• A need for energy: the exploitation of ANWR
• Is overpopulation only found in areas of a high population growth rate?
• Is the hazard of a volcanic eruption always a natural event?
• UK Storms winter 2013/2014: How well is the UK prepared for storms and how did we respond?
• UK’s storm in pictures
• Are the causes of natural disasters always natural?
• The rain pours (Re-Blogged)
• My interpretation of the recent UK storms
• what are the solutions to stopping the flooding of the Somerset levels from happening again?
• What is the major cause of earth hazards? Physical or human factors?
• How can we reduce the global inequalities of development?
• Chile is hit by a powerful 8.2 magnitude earthquake
• How do changes in technology and society result in changes in the way resources are used?
• Cyclone Ita making landfall over Queensland (Re-blogged)
• China is growing, but what are the consequences?
• Why I love geography
• Are the secondary impacts of volcanic eruptions more dangerous than the primary impacts?
• Balkan flooding (via Met Office News Blog)
• Lying Accelerates At The NYT (via NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT)
• Climate change is happening, but is it down to humans or the work of nature?
• POLL: Do you think the flooding on the Somerset levels could have been prevented?
• How equal is the UK?
• When responding to earthquakes, which is most important: economic development or a country’s level of earthquake experience?
• An overview of thunderstorms and lightning
• Shared: Is it time to let go? Mark Rowe- Geographical Magazine
• Shared: Iceland volcanic activity- Met Office News Blog
• My visit to Dartmoor National Park
• Meeting demand: our changing land
• New research has found that Dartmoor was once glaciated
• Boxing day tsunami: 10 years later
• Do we respond to natural hazards in the right way?
• 11 billion by 2100: Can the human race cope or are we heading towards another Miracle Day?