Santa Tracking....

Don't forget to keep track of Santa's progress on Christmas Eve...

Highlights from last year here:



Merry Christmas!

Philippine volcano fears....

I still remember Mr Munday, one of my A Level Geography teachers, telling us that whenever he taught natural hazards/plate tectonics, he could pretty much guarantee that there would be an earthquake or a volcanic eruption somewhere in the world, and I have certainly found that to be the case every time that I have taught hazards/tectonics.

The most recent news is that more than 20,000 people have had to evacuate their homes in the area around Mayon in the Philippines, following a series of ash explosions and lava flows.

More from the BBC here...

Copenhagen...

I'd be surprised if you were not aware by now that today was the first day of the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen.

About 100 world leaders are meeting to discuss climate change and try to reach an agreement about what can be done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help developing countries to adapt to the impacts of climate change that they are experiencing already.

There are lots and lots of news articles I could post, but I'd be here all night so....

- do a Google News search for Copenhagen
- check out COP15's YouTube channel
- have a look at the BBC's Copenhagen Summit pages
- visit the official COP15 page

AND.... do your bit - how can you help???

Pompeii...

Most of you will know about Pompeii, which was destroyed by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79AD. What you might not know, however, is that you can explore the ruins of Pompeii in Google Streetview... Click on the picture below!