Permafrost Melt!
The warming Arctic permafrost may be releasing more nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, than previously thought.
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FT and Bank of England climate change blog competition
A great opportunity to enter a blog writing competition on the risks from climate change run by the Financial Times and Bank of England, See the poster or click here for more details!
The competition closes at midnight on Friday 31 January 2020.
Summer Exams 2019
A Level:
Paper 1: Wednesday 22nd May (1 1/2 hours)
Paper 2: Thursday 6th June (1 1/2 hours)
Paper 3: Thursday 13th June (2 1/2 hours)
GCSE:
Paper 1: Tuesday 21st May (1 hour)
Paper 2: Wednesday 5th June (1 hour)
Paper 3: Thursday 13th June (1 1/2 hours)
The Moray coast drone footage
Well done to Rufus B, Year 11, for producing this excellent 4 minute clip of the coastline around Covesea and Cummingston. An excellent film for learning about coastal processes!
Click the image to view the video
Geography articles to read: 20/11/2018
Year 13:
1. Has the modern nation state failed? –
The 1919 Paris Peace Conference promised to remake the world. But today, its vision of nationhood looks increasingly under threat – An excellent read ahead of the start of the Power and Borders topic.
2. UK regional inequality has widened since Brexit vote – Economic gap between north and south has worsened – FT
The economic gap between the south and north of England has widened since the UK voted to leave the EU, according to new forecasts of regional economic growth published by the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence.
3. Bill Gates: from software to toilets
‘His foundation has spent $200m since 2011 funding reinvented toilets that kill germs and extinguish smells on the spot’
