2A have been looking at geography stories that are making the news this month They have created a map using "Paint", whch they can anotate; they are learning to import photos on to the map, too.
Each pair in the class will add a comment about geography in the news to this post
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TELESCOPE CATCHES MONSTER FLARE
The normal activity on our Sun is puny in comparison
Nasa's Swift satellite has seen a giant flare explode from a nearby star.
Our Sun also flares when twisted magnetic field lines in the solar atmosphere suddenly snap - but this was on a far bigger scale, scientists say.
The energy released by the II Pegasi star was equivalent to about 50 million trillion atomic bombs, they calculate.
If the Sun was ever to produce such an outburst, it would blast the Earth with radiation and almost certainly cause a mass extinction.
The large amount it now costs to fill up a car with petrol is apparently all China's fault!
China has been running around the world signing oil deals with everyone from Iran, to Sudan to Angola. In the race to secure future oil resources China is prepared to deal with even the dodgiest regimes, and pay the highest prices.
Edinburgh could become one of the leading cities to rely on renewable energy. it has set up soler panels all arond the citie hoping to decrese the amount of pollution!...Niall
Australia Suffers Biggest Drought In 1000 Years
world risks it could be dependent on dirty insecure and expensive energy by 2030.Current trends showed that demand for power was set to go by 53% by 2030.
The international energy agency (iea)world energy outlook (weo)2006 also echoed the findings of a recent uk report that said the benafits of cutting emmissions outweighed the cost of combatting climate change.
One and a half acres of rainforest are lost every second with terrible consequences for both developing and industrial countries. This will cause many species to become extinct.
Afghan Girl Found After 17 Years.... Seventeen years ago, a young Afghan girl gained international attention when her face appeared on the cover of the National Geographic magazine.
Her eyes were piercing and green, and a red scarf was draped loosely over her hair.
Now the magazine says it has tracked down the subject of that famous photo - with the help of high-tech iris recognition technology.
The girl - now a wife and mother living in a remote part of Afghanistan - will once again feature in the magazine, for an issue focusing on the plight of refugees.
AMckee
Peru is the world's largest producer of silver lead, copper and zinc so many investors have poured in seekin their fortunes to trade. But the hard new look is that their is vast damage being done to Peru's rivers, plains and forests and to its flora and fauna.
The UN have anounced that greenhouse gasses have hit recordhights and they show no sign of decrasing. It is said levels are likely to keep rising unless emissions of CO2, methane and nitrogen oxides are slashed.
The UN have anounced that greenhouse gasses have hit recordhights and they show no sign of decrasing. It is said levels are likely to keep rising unless emissions of CO2, methane and nitrogen oxides are slashed.
Australia Suffers Biggest Drought In 1000 Years
Sydney water suppiles are down 60% due to the larest drought in 1000 years in Australias history. Rainfall is just 5% of the monthly average also the farming side of life has been harmed as crop harvesting is down by 62% harming the economy severly.
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