@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 6hwww.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSwiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice lossScientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change. 000
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 6hEntries submitted for the Young Geographer of the Year competition 000
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 18hSend them down to the Conference… Criminal investigation? Relegation or expulsion? The key Man City questions www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...bbc.co.ukManchester City guilty: What next, how could relegation work and more key questionsBBC Sport takes a look at the key questions following the guilty verdicts handed down to Manchester City. 000
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 18hComparasino - a ‘losing your money’ comparison website being advertised just now… #endtimes 000
Reposted by @GeoBlogsDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The four lowest years on record for Antarctica's sea ice have all occurred in the past four years. Area falls 1m sq kmshort of long-term average, as scientists warn of a ‘now problem’ #climatecrisis Story by @readfearn.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comAntarctic winter sea ice falls to third-lowest level on record as scientists warn of ‘now problem’Coverage levels fall a million square kilometres short of the long-term average, with global heating likely driving losses 05030
Reposted by @GeoBlogsMaps Mania @mapsmania.bsky.social · 22hA lot has been written about how this year's El Niño is already breaking records. Climate Dashboard's new interactive map lets you explore how this unusually strong El Niño is forecast to affect climate conditions around the world googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...googlemapsmania.blogspot.comThe El Niño Forcast MapMaps Mania is a blog dedicated to tracking the very best digital interactive maps on the internet and the tools used to create them. 002
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 21hTapestry tour added for blind after legal threat www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBayeux Tapestry: Blind man threatens British Museum with legal actionThe British Museum will offer an audio-described Bayeux Tapestry tour after a blind man's legal threat. 000
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Random draw now open for Reith Lectures www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtour...bbc.co.ukThe 2026 BBC Reith Lectures: The Human Superiority Complex | Shows and toursThis year's BBC Radio 4 Reith lecturer will be the best-selling author Robert Macfarlane.Macfarlane will argue that a belief in human superiority has brought us to the brink of planetary catastrophe.H... 001
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Three quarters of the way through my year of music blogging - three months left for you to get involved worldlymusic.blogspot.com 010
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026LivingGeography Substack Newsletter #91 now published livinggeography.substack.com/p/livinggeog...livinggeography.substack.comLivingGeography Newsletter #91Sep 24th-30th 000
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comConcern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for CaliforniaThe ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast 000
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAviva boss warns more homes will be uninsurable due to flood riskAviva boss Amanda Blanc said England was "for sure" building homes that might be uninsurable at some point in the future. 000
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Deadline of this Friday for YGOTY entries remember! You’ve got to be in it to win it… same for Rex Walford Award too www.rgs.org/schools/comp... 001
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Also just passed 100 000 page views of my World of Music blog worldlymusic.blogspot.comworldlymusic.blogspot.comWorld of MusicMusical and geographical offerings from GeoBlogs: a 365 blog project for 2026. 020
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026100 000 page views of my Fieldnotes from Iceland blog geoiceland.blogspot.comgeoiceland.blogspot.comFieldnotes from IcelandA post a day in 2020. Now posting items of interest for those visiting Iceland, and images from my time there working with Rayburn Tours. 000
Reposted by @GeoBlogsKatie Parker @kparkerhistorian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Calling all London #creatives! Come and grab surplus #maps for FREE the week of 5 October from the Foyle Reading Room @rgs.org . All we ask is that you show us your creations later on! #art #geography #skystorians 1710
Reposted by @GeoBlogsEd Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 25/09/2026How hot & dry was your UK summer? Excellent interactive tool to explore how hot this summer was: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK summer 2026: BBC postcode lookup shows how hot and dry it wasMost of us experienced drought and heatwaves - but temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere. 34822
Reposted by @GeoBlogsRGS East Anglia Regional Committee @rgseastanglia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It’s World Gorilla Day today - come and find out more about them at our next event 101
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Please follow the account for the RGS East Anglia region and I hope to see you at one of our events this term :) 000
Reposted by @GeoBlogsBethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🚨New post!🚨Exploring glacier extinction with the Global Glacier Extinction Explorer: www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and... When does your favourite glacier go extinct? This fab tool built by @landervt.bsky.social shows just how much every fraction of a degree matters.antarcticglaciers.orgFuture global glacier extinction - AntarcticGlaciers.orgAcross the world, as the climate warms, mountain glaciers are disappearing. Not only are they rapidly losing mass, with recent assessments indicating that globally, glaciers lost 273 gigatonnes of ice... 083
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... - I think food may be more important … and virtually everything else …bbc.co.ukFarmers' race for £233m funding like 'scramble for Oasis tickets'Farmers fear they may not be able to carry out environmental work because they lost out on funding. 000
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comThe worst El Niño in recorded history is brewing — here’s how governments must prepareFrom southern Africa to the Amazon, the risks are mounting and the window for action is rapidly closing. 000
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026LivingGeography Substack Newsletter #90 now published livinggeography.substack.com/p/livinggeog...livinggeography.substack.comLivingGeography Newsletter #90Sep 17th-23rd 000
Reposted by @GeoBlogsalexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#ClimateChange is no longer an environmental issue. It affects the economy, society, energy and international security, while creating new geopolitical balances and competition over critical resources, like water.... a social and political problem www.euronews.com/2026/09/22/c... #ClimateEmergencyeuronews.comWater and food shortages are directly linked to climate change- expertEmmanuella Doussis is the UNESCO Chair on Climate Diplomacy and Professor of International Institutions at the University of Athens. 17708333
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warnNew report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms 000
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Excellent piece on Andri Snær Magnason in yesterday’s Observer 052
Reposted by @GeoBlogsRichard Allaway @richardallaway.bsky.social · 21/09/2026New FT Schools IB DP Geography article: how the shipping industry could make itself greener, with questions on green ammonia, green methanol and why emissions rose despite efficiency gains. Part of the Global climate unit. www.ft.com/content/4838f3ce-5554-4b… 011
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Nepal to use new flood study to claim millions from UN climate disaster fund www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNepal to use new flood study to claim millions from UN climate disaster fundA new study says climate change was a likely factor in the massive flood on the Nepal-Tibet border last month. 010
Reposted by @GeoBlogsDr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 19/09/2026My dear friend @seislologist.bsky.social has launched a cool new earthquake app called Seismoscope! It’s fantastic for visualizations but has lots of other functionality as well. Check it out! (It’s free and available on iPhone and Android) apps.apple.com/us/app/seism... 39545
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comBurning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’Amid record-shattering heatwaves and popular demand for climate action, why are politicians often timid or in denial? 001
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Excellent piece in the latest ‘Geographical’ magazine 000
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUS and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's security after Trump threatsTrump says the agreement will give the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland", though specifics have not been confirmed by Danish officials. 000
Reposted by @GeoBlogsKit Marie Rackley @geogramblings.com · 18/09/2026Great article by my @tyndallcentre.bsky.social colleagues. #Fens #EastAnglia #ClimateChange 053
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Help needed with World of Music blog - enter letters A-Z in your music streaming service - or search CD / LP collection - what comes up first? Tell me here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comAlgorithm A-Z choicesGo to your streaming service of choice and type in the letters A-Z (one at a time) - what's the first musical act that your algorithm suggests? 000
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026UK Youth Parliament looks set to be axed www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK Youth Parliament looks set to be axedSome say scrapping the parliament for 11 to 18-year-olds would be a blow for democracy, while others say it is overdue. 010
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comDatacenter rush will create ‘tsunami’ of discarded electronics, report saysGlobal push will triple toxic e-waste annually in 25 years, filling enough shipping containers to circle globe six times 000
Reposted by @GeoBlogsMaps Mania @mapsmania.bsky.social · 17/09/2026When is the best time to visit a country? Which countries are the best to visit right now? Tools like SeasonMap and Pack Lightly help you find the perfect vacation destination by mapping global weather data to your exact travel dates and trip plans. ✈️🌦️ googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/09/wher...googlemapsmania.blogspot.comWhere’s the Perfect Weather?Maps Mania is a blog dedicated to tracking the very best digital interactive maps on the internet and the tools used to create them. 022
Reposted by @GeoBlogsMelaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Look how the highest Pyrenees mountain looks like on Sept. 15th after the insane 2026 summer! 🌡️ No ice left below the summit (L) and Aneto's Glacier lost into the immense Little Ice Age forefield (moraines at the bottom) 🧊 A this pace, ~5-10 years before disappearance! 🔥 📷 @Discus2cT 14327
Reposted by @GeoBlogsMark Enser @ensermark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026*** NEW POST *** What happens to a country when geography is devalued as a subject? A sobering look at the state of geography in American schools. enserm.substack.com/p/are-americ...enserm.substack.comAre Americans Lost?What Happens When Geography Goes Missing 486
Reposted by @GeoBlogsShafik Meghji @shafikmeghji.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My @geographical.co.uk review of @calflyn.bsky.social’s brilliant #TheSavageLandscape is now up online. geographical.co.uk/book-reviews...geographical.co.ukReview: The Savage Landscape by Cal FlynShafik Meghji explores Cal Flyn's The Savage Landscape, a wide-ranging examination of our romanticised notions of wilderness 053
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026LivingGeography Substack Newsletter #89 now published livinggeography.substack.com/p/livinggeog...livinggeography.substack.comLivingGeography Newsletter #89Sep 10th-16th 010
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026sheets.works/data-viz/lon...sheets.worksLondon, drawn216 square kilometres, 441 squares, 183 buildings you can open. My favourite city in the world, made like a painting to be read like a painting. 000
Reposted by @GeoBlogsClimate.us @climate.us · 15/09/2026ICYMI: Want to see what El Niño looks like? Look at the clouds. More clouds and rain are developing over the warm central tropical Pacific, while the western Pacific is becoming clearer and drier. It’s a classic El Niño atmospheric pattern—and it strengthened in August. buff.ly/0UwAHRdclimate.usBlogs: ENSOThe ENSO Blogs landing page. 15520
Reposted by @GeoBlogsIlan Kelman @ilankelman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Hazards Conference for geography students/teachers, England: -London, 11 Nov, www.kcmconferences.co.uk/events-detai... -Manchester, 16 Nov, www.kcmconferences.co.uk/events-detai... -Nottingham, 2 Dec, www.kcmconferences.co.uk/events-detai... @davepetley.bsky.social @proffionatweed.bsky.social #DRRkcmconferences.co.ukHazards Conference (London) — KCM Events and ConferencesPlate Tectonics, Volcanoes, Earthquakes and more: this year's Hazards conferences are set to be the best yet! 054
@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...theguardian.comBenedict Cumberbatch on his Earth-saving eco film: ‘We are in the last grab of the extraction era’From Obama’s chef to a big cat obsessive, the actor has gathered experts from Alaska, the Amazon and beyond for a film about how to heal our besieged palent. He talks about naysayers, elephant tusks –... 001
Reposted by @GeoBlogsMaps Mania @mapsmania.bsky.social · 13/09/2026From NYC to London: explore the rising trend of interactive, SimCity-style isometric pixel-art city maps. googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/09/pixe...googlemapsmania.blogspot.comPIxel City Maps Are HereFrom NYC to London: explore the rising trend of interactive, SimCity-style isometric pixel-art city maps. 021