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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Common misconceptions in geography. Anyone interested in geography will love this classic ESRI story map. Source: buff.ly/jRJKkNX

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James Dinneen @jamesdinneen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Wowza. Look at this chart on wildfires in France from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social EFFIS. Red line is cumulative area burned this year; blue line is average since 2006...

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Prof Hayley Fowler, at the #NationalEmergencyBriefing last November, explaining why wildfires are a growing problem - and why extreme weather is worsening faster than climate models predicted. #TimeToStepUp

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Field Studies Council @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🌳💚 It's #LoveParksWeek! Led by Keep Britain Tidy, this week celebrates the parks and green spaces that bring communities together. With locations across London, we're helping children and families connect with nature through a range of exciting activities. Join us outdoors! 🔗 buff.ly/1wZqAnq

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Imagine travelling thousands of miles just to spend your evenings doing zoomies over the same few houses... It's hard not to be impressed 👇 #SwiftAwarenessWeek

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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

"Common sense and science have taught us that people cannot thrive in a degrading environment." Dr. Jane wrote these words last year, and they are just as relevant now as they were back then. Photo: Artu Nepomuceno

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Amazing achievement for #citizenscience today. My family and I (and my geography students) have always loved taking part in #SnapshopSerengeti #PenguinWatch and many more

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 24/06/2026

The UK has provisionally set a new daily maximum air temperature record for June, with 36.1°C reported at Gosport, Hampshire today. Read: www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

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Plantlife @plantlifeuk.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

With over 23 million gardens in the UK, letting grass grow can support wildlife, keep spaces cooler in heatwaves and help tackle climate change. A small change with a big impact 🌱 Have you joined the No Mow Movement? Why not pledge today? 👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/jo...

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Hard-hitting story from Afghanistan, in From Our Own Correspondent this morning: 'Three quarters of Afghans are struggling to find food, work and access to healthcare'. Impact of drought, Taliban policy and IGOs withdrawing aid #bbcradio4 #Afghanistan #dontlookaway www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - From Our Own Correspondent, Afghanistan: Shaiqa's story

A father makes an unenviable decision in order to fund his daughter's medical treatment.

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Where Tourists Vs Locals take pictures in San Francisco Red=Tourist, Blue=Local, Yellow=Could be Either Surprised? 19 More cities here: brilliantmaps.com/tourists-...

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Who Wants To Join EU The Most? Pros and cons: brilliantmaps.com/who-wants...

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Only 3 Countries Have Economies Bigger Than California’s In 2024 brilliantmaps.com/californi...

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Comparison of Passenger Railway Networks More railway data: brilliantmaps.com/worlds-ra...

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

A single line in this piece just made my day: “The electricity system operator is understood to be preparing to run the grid without any gas for short periods as soon as this summer, in a first for the UK energy system.” Renewables *work*. And progress matters🎉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Britain breaks solar energy record twice as UK’s biggest solar farm gets approval

Record high set on Monday and raised on Tuesday, with 14.4GW of electricity generated in sunny spring weather

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Maybe these need to be put on a few menus/supermarket walls. These are from the UK National Food Strategy, showing the proportion of UK land used for different things (huge for beef/lamb, tiny for crops), & where we get our calories and protein (68% & 52% from plants). The difference is staggering.

Map of the UK, showing the huge proportion of land used for beef, dairy and lamb production and the tiny proportion used for crops, next to a plot showing that 68% of UK calories and 52% of our protein come from the plants.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 31/03/2026

📊 Data update: Where are people being forced from their homes because of conflict or disaster? A record 83 million people globally were living in internal displacement at the end of 2024 — forced from their homes by conflict, violence, or natural disasters, but remaining within their own country.

Choropleth world map of country-level counts of internally displaced people in 2024 where shading shows the number of people currently displaced within each country. The map highlights very large displaced populations in parts of eastern and central Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia (including Afghanistan and Pakistan), with notable levels in Colombia and parts of Southeast Asia. Much of Europe, North America, Australia and several countries in South America show low or no reported displacement. The data source is the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (2026). The chart is licensed CC BY to Our World in Data.

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

This is a lovely short video from the Royal Society on why soil is one of the most amazing things on Earth: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmJU... Beautifully done. And soil is our topic for this week's Rare Earth, so lots more on the joy, importance & surprises of soil will be coming soon. 🪱🌱🍄

Stylised picture of fungi in soil sharing nutrients

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Fifth year revising with A-level geographers for tutor2u last week with @woollyvix.bsky.social - always great to meet geographers from around the country to get their perspectives #cinemarevison #popcorn #presenting

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

#BigPlasticCount: the results are in of my plastic profile. ‘In one week your household used 112 bits of plastic. Over a year that’s 5824 pieces of plastic’ Gulp! 92% is food and drink, and that’s with a plastic free veg box #timeforachange #plasticfreefuture

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Sadly, this is absolutely necessary and I welcome it for at least 2 reasons: Books are personal, about sharing experience & exploring ideas - if you’ve read my books, you’ve met me. And a human author is *accountable* for what they/we write: we take responsibility & influences/money are traceable.

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UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans not AI

Tracy Chevalier announces registration scheme at the London Book Fair as AI works flood market

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Map Of The World Divided Into 804 Zones Of 10 Million People brilliantmaps.com/world-div...

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

This is the chart in question

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

'Does that use a lot of energy?' from @hannahritchie.bsky.social What an interesting tool for #geographyteacher Comparison of petrol and electric car piqued my interest, particularly when stacked against other home appliances open.substack.com/pub/hannahri...

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

'But what about China?' 'You mean the world's largest clean tech market by an enormous margin where emissions are now falling?' www.businessgreen.com/analysis/452...

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But what about China?

Critics of net zero targets like to weaponise China's out-sized carbon footprint, but the data showing how the country has become a clean energy superpower is stacking up

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

You can't prove received wisdom wrong if you don't try... and you've got to give China credit for not being afraid to try. A step on the way to serious reduction of shipping emissions by 2050? Or an expensive experiment with niche coastal uses? Time will tell! maritime-executive.com/article/chin...

Picture of a green cargo ship with the headline "China starts sea trials for largest electric powered containership"

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 11/02/2026

It’s possible to reduce emissions while growing the economy. Many countries have decoupled economic growth from CO₂ emissions, even if we take offshored production into account. You can see this in the chart for a selection of large economies.

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Fun to do another teacher CPD yesterday for tutor2u with @geogmum Just reflecting on some brilliant feedback and insightful #geographyteacher shared practice #goodtotalk #meetingIRL

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Fruit and veg packaging comparison: an occasional series @riverford.bsky.social bag reads: ‘much thinner than previous … saving a lot of paper’ #thoughtfulpackaging #lessplastic

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Hannah Ritchie @hannahritchie.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

The Warming Stripes have been an iconic way to communicate temperature data. On the latest episode of the podcast, we got to speak to their creator, @edhawkins.org. As a fellow data viz nerd, this was a fun one. The latest episode of our podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

2/2 Janet Foss, Goredale Scar, and limestone pavements above Malham Cove - Alton Towers for #geographyteacher #familyfieldtrip

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Reflecting on a few days away in the #YorkshireDales National Park - Settle Loop in the January mist #familyfieldtrip 1/2

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Shout out to #WomansHour on #BBCRadio4 for a brilliant investigation of Grok's misdemeanours and the lack of women's sport in the media, beyond big tickets events impacting aspiration #beingseen Suggestion: Is it time for the only BBC Radio station without a BlueSky account to sort this out?

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Outbreak of spectacular icicles overnight on hedgerow - very local phenomenon next to flooded road #Chilterns #winter

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 02/01/2026

2025 has broken historical climate records, with provisional Met Office figures showing it has been both the warmest and sunniest year on record for the UK. Find out more: www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

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