Before you look…
a) Name the geographical feature in the image.
b) Name the location of the feature.
c) Name the issue the photographer is trying to highlight.
Answers here.
Hat-tip Val Vannet.
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Blog Action Day is on the 15th of October, topic the environment, I’ve signed up. It would be nice to see lots of Geography bloggers taking part…
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I’ve been enjoying watching my investments fall in value over the last week, another example of globalisation, American banks giving loans to people who can’t afford to pay them back… and I was distressed to find out that Elvis was dead.
(Image courtesy of the B.B.C. .)
On a more serious note a strong earthquake in Peru has lead to several hundred deaths.
Alan has highlighted an article on about the potential of London flooding, some great animations as well. Some further reading can be found here and here on the blog.
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Between this coastal arch on the Dorset coast, called Durdle Door
(Image by Alison Ainsworth and courtesy of Ian Murray at Geography Photos.)
and this film…
The B.B.C. reveals all, not the most sensible idea…
Hitting the water at such speed could knock you out, you may not also know the depth of the water or whether rocks are present. This man was very lucky.
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The fall out from Russia claiming of the North Pole continues, as reported in the Independent. Hat-tip Alan.
Bangladesh, which I’m to visit later in the year, continues to suffer from the Monsoon rains.
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A belated present from a Geographer mate Jo, ‘A long way gone’, is the true story of Ishmael Beah, a child solider involved in the civil war in Sierra Leone, those of you familiar with the film ‘Blood Diamond’ will know something of the background to the conflict, it is a harrowing read, but well worth it to gain an insight into the childhood geographies of others. There are a number of multi-media resources on the website, including Ishmael reading the first chapter from this book.
Ishmael speaks here on the The Hour show
A truly inspirational individual.
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Hat tip Alan. This is a fascinating idea, urban vertical farms. Less space, locally grown produce reducing carbon footprints (But as we know, food can be produced in the U.K. , transported to the continent, for washing and packaging, and then shipped back to the U.K. 
), visually pleasing. But what about countryside? One for the National Rural Dimensions conference at the start of the month.
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