Grange Geography

The Twitter feed for the Grange School Geography department, also featuring new stories and events from around the world (for the discerning Geographer!).

[Flood digital design team @FloodDigitalEA]

The new https://t.co/nLtzs4vqT2 is live! It replaces our flood information service and was built to meet the diverse needs of our users. It has a new design, new features, and improves accessibility so that communities can be better informed about their flood risk. Take a look!

[EarthBreath @eb_climate_data]

The Mer de Glace glacier in French Alps between 2007 and 2021. About 70 meters of thickness change during this period.

[Scott Duncan @ScottDuncanWX]

Italy... a new European record.

A whopping 740.6mm (29.2 inches) of rain in just 12 hours!

Italy set a new national record for rainfall in 6-hours and then went on to break the European record for 12-hour totals.

This is the satellite loop over the last 36 hours.

[Time for Geography @timeforgeog]

A short @timeforgeog video looking at Causes and conditions that favour intense wildfires 🌍 | developed in partnership with @LSEGeography https://t.co/WulvAPNFSw

[Deserted @desertedpicx]

The same waterfall at three different seasons: Skogafoss, Iceland...

[Met Office @metoffice]

A remarkable heat wave is affecting large parts of Russia, including some areas north of the Arctic Circle. These temperatures were recorded on Sunday 20th June

[Hugh Tuffen @HTuffen]

Clear view over #Icelandic #volcanoes this morning: Eyjafjallajökull, Tindfjallajökull, Torfajökull, and Hekla. Lots of snow!

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

At the start of the 21st century, 41 of the world’s 100 most valuable companies were based in Europe. Today only 15 are. How did this happen? https://t.co/Yjl5SodOk8

[British Geological Survey @BritGeoSurvey]

New maps launched by BGS reveal how climate change is likely to drive an increase in subsidence-related issues for British homes and properties over the next 50 years, with figures of just 3 per cent in 1990 likely to reach 10 per cent by 2070.

https://t.co/vFkyuskgHs

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

2020 tied record for most major hurricanes in the Atlantic after further review https://t.co/xOJ8DVGXmz

[The Guardian @guardian]

One in four cities cannot afford climate crisis protection measures – study https://t.co/UJGnbY7prm

[Prof Jamie Woodward @Jamie_Woodward_]

Nothing to see here #Iceland 🇮🇸
https://t.co/SOrUN4oygI

[Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @RGS_IBG]

Answering yesterday's #GeographyOnline quiz question, cold fronts on average move faster than warm fronts, as cold air is denser and can take over warm, motionless air!

And today's quiz question: what is the name for a u-shaped body of water formed when a meander is cut-off? 🤓

[Bjorn Steinbekk @BSteinbekk]

Seems like my video went full throttle! More on my YouTube channel

[Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson @ORGrimsson]

The #Icelandic way: Turing a volcanic eruption into a folk festival!

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The Scottish Highlands and the Appalachians (but also the Little Atlas of Morocco) are actually the same mountain range, once connected and known as the Central Pangean Mountains [read more: https://t.co/4fXB9v2yzt]

[Scott Duncan @ScottDuncanWX]

Jet stream will be taking the tourist route across the Atlantic over the coming days.

[Enrichment | The Grange School @Enrich_Grange]

As Fairtrade Fortnight continues, lovely to see these stunning logos from @Grange_Cheshire students who were asked to reproduce the @FairtradeUK logo - with a twist! Fantastic efforts - well done! #liveyoureducation.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

At first glance, it looks like a fiery monster out of "The Incredibles". But it's a still incredibly rare, 65-foot-tall (20 meters) lava-dome fountain captured on October 11, 1969, in Hawaii when Mauna Ulu volcano erupted [source, read more: https://t.co/83nxU39PlS]

[Science | The Grange School @ScienceGrange]

It’s great to se former Head Girl and current Climate Scientist, Rosie featured on this science YouTube channel (around 34 mins).

https://t.co/kRBj9KltnQ