Recent and Current Events Worldwide
If you find good websites related to events in the world
that are useful for teaching geography. Please let us know.
We believe BBC News www.news.bbc.co.uk
is the best source. The clever way current events are linked to background
[country information as well as science or politics allows for
differentiation beautifully.
 December
2003 Earthquake in Bam, Iran
This is a really tragic story - and the death toll keeps rising - my
heart goes out to Iranian relatives who are bereaved. If you can have a
minutes silence for them on your first day back at school, there are so
many messages that will go out. We value the lives of people.
Make it more powerful and moving with pictures from the BBC News and
BBC World websites http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/photo_gallery/3356369.stm
Images, stories and background. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3356175.stm
A nicely provocative (and brief) article with excellent links: http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,12858,1113895,00.html
 March 2003 War in Iraq
This war is difficult. Our job as geographers is to but the context of
the country. The up to date country profile from the BBC is useful http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791014.stm
The facts re oil can be found from OPEC http://www.opec.org/
September 2002 Earthquake in the UK
Go straight to www.bgs.ac.uk
where you will find a report. This was 4.8 on the Richter Scale,
centred on Dudley. This was the largest for 10 years. You can complete the
form if you felt it!
 Follow
the home page and web enquiries for a web enquiry into 'Earthquakes
close to home'
The BBC News will have stuff too www.bbc.co.uk/news
I found eyewitnesses, pictures and brief map via the story of those at
the epicentre, Brick
Kiln Lane, Gornal.
If you have a tale to tell send it to chris.durbin@staffordshire.gov.uk
Chris Durbin
August 2002 Floods in China, Germany and the Czech Republic
 The
summer has been rather a tragic one for many in the world. Don't just
blame global warning - look at the position of the Jet Streams. El Nino is
reported to have had some effect too.
The BBC as well has having good images has some simple
but effective explanations. We wish our friends in Saxony and Dresden in
particular well.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2190585.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/2186275.stm
 July
2002 Volcanic
Eruptions in Goma, Congo
The tragic events are revealed by some awesome and some emotional
pictures of the eruption http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1778839.stm
We send our condolences to all those families who have lost loved ones
and we wish all those injured a speedy recovery. If we ever thought that
volcanoes we exciting to teach about, think about this man here.
 January
2001 Afganistan
Afganistan is in the throws of war. Young people need to see
other images other than those on the news. This site does just
that.
http://www.afghan-web.com/
 January
2001Quake
hits India and Pakistan
We
would like to express our sadness that the earthquake has claimed lives in
India and Pakistan.
Nearly 500 people have been killed in a devastating earthquake that has
shaken north-west India and parts of Pakistan. Nearly all the victims from
the quake - measuring between 6.9 and 7.9 on the Richter scale - are from
the western Indian town of Bhuj, in the state of Gujurat, and the nearby
city of Ahmedabad.
Links BBC
World Service The
Times of India Global
Earthquake
 Januay
2001 Galapagos
Islands hit by Oil Slick
It has been a hell of a week for people trying to protect these unique
islands
The BBC
has good stories especially about the need to look at the transport of
so called black gold. The Galapagos
Conservation Trust can explain just why it is so important.
December 2000 Volcanologists
be aware Popocatépetl is erupting
The web addresses were correct at the time of
going to press!
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