On Thursday #StormCiaran is forecast to cross southern England. The track is still a bit uncertain but will bring very strong winds to southern areas.
At around 953mb this will likely be the lowest or second-lowest sea level pressure observed in this region in the last 200 years.
A big shoutout to our Geographers of the week! As we head towards the end of the first half-term, please ensure you’re aware of when your exams are!🌎⭐️
Good luck to all of our AHS students (especially 11W2 Geographers) receiving their results tomorrow! Don’t forget to keep things in perspective; there are so many different pathways and so many different people who will support you through whatever path you choose to go down!⭐️
This afternoon I slept and dreamed it had all slipped away , that we were all ambling to the funeral of life . We were sobbing over Swallows and Small Coppers , crying about Cuckoos and porpoises , choking and gasping about rivers and meadows . And when I woke up . . . the world was on fire
Today is #ShowYourStripes day.
The climate stripes, devised by @ed_hawkins are one of the clearest tools to show how much and how quickly the planet has warmed.
Here are the stripes for the UK and the Mediterranean Sea 📈
https://t.co/W3vFhcIbLc
BREAKING: the White Cliffs of Dover have been illuminated with the UK 'warming stripes' for #ShowYourStripes day!
These stripes represent the UK average temperature from 1884 to 2022 with blue colours for colder years and red colours for hotter years.
https://t.co/LW5Kgrr8w3
Woahh! This is George Washington Bridge now in #NewYork
Air quality and visibility is dire due to smoke from #wildfires. People are being urged to wear face masks 👀😱
BREAKING: #Kilauea is erupting on the Big Island of #Hawaii.
The eruption began at 4:44 a.m. HST.
Sulfur dioxide and water vapor spewed from the volcano are reacting to produce vog, or volcanic smog, which can have adverse health effects. Volcanologists still assessing risks.
Born #Today in 1888, Inge Lehmann was the first true female geophysicist in the world. She discovered that the Earth has a solid inner core inside a molten outer core, identifying the Lehmann Discontinuity in the seismic structure of the Earth [read more: https://t.co/IaoSrwjxq0]
Birth rates across Africa are faling much faster than previously expected. This means we will likely reach peak human population in less than 40 years. Source: https://t.co/PLBmyImWQK
Niya won my geographer of the week! He has been amazing over the last two weeks and showed fantastic knowledge as we looked at factors affecting the UK’s weather!☁️🌎