Alasdair Monteith, Steve Cook, Helen Denyer, Laura Sproule and Terry Chambers

This is an incredible video of a debris flow in Illgraben, Switzerland.

Waterspouts created from intense heat given off from lava flow. Kilauea, Hawaii

Map showing the countries where smoking is the leading disease cause of deaths.

Openstreet maps will now update maps to reflect changing plate tectonics.

Ian Cameron (Mr snow patch) has been out visiting the Feith Buidhe slabs on the Cairngorm plateau. There is still some snow up there!

1. Thanks to the sunny weather solar power provided 25% of the UK’s electricity needs on Friday.

2. An extra layer of tectonic plates may have been discovered 400km down in the earth’s mantle.

3. The struggle to repopulate towns close to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

1. The harsh reality of life in Africa’s slums.

2. A solution to poor connectivity in diaster areas?

3. A trio of Lake District peaks have been lit up by hundreds of volunteers raising money for those affected by an earthquake in Nepal in 2015.

4. Cheap ways to tackle malaria

1. Britain has just experienced it’s first day without coal helping to supply electricity to the nation since the Industrial Revolution.

2. Satellites will now be used more extensively to monitor when volcanoes may erupt

3. Not another election…. What will election 2017 mean for the UK?

 

4.  The aftermath of a tornado in Illinois, USA

1. Know your ACs from your EDCs and LIDCs:

2. Vitamin B may protect against air pollution

3. Phreatic eruption on Etna catches BBC crew unawares.Scary clip!

4. Innovative new drug can reduce hearts attacks and strokes dramatically by cutting bad cholesterol.

What does a slice of pahoehoe lava look like? This: 

Coastal erosion in action on Malta’s coast.

Landfill landslide kills 35 in Ethiopia.

1. Robots are coming for our jobs and they are certainly becoming more hi-tech every day

2. Glaciers are revealing some fascinating archeological finds as they melt.

3. Are mini man made glaciers the solution to water provision in the Himalayas?

Is there an eighth continent under New Zealand?

‘You can taste it in the air’life in polluted cities around the world.

Storm Doris:

The London Mayor and Scottish separatism. Good read for year 13. 

1. When is exercising in cities not good for your health? 

2. Interesting blog post on lava viscosity. A relevant read for both year 12 and 13!