- Case study
New Zealand floods
One of the worst flood events to strike New Zealand occurred on 27 January 2023, with prolonged rainfall causing unprecedented flooding
- Case study
Is Tokyo too big?
In April 2023 families will receive 1m yen per child if they choose to move out of Tokyo
- Case study
The 2022 Pakistan floods
More than one-third of Pakistan was under water due to unprecedented levels of flooding
- Case study
The Galápagos Islands and Leonardo DiCaprio
What is the link between the Galápagos Islands and Leonardo DiCaprio?
- Article
Bitcoin and El Salvador
In June 2021, the Congress of El Salvador formally recognised Bitcoin as legal tender
- Case study
The Canadian heatwave
June 2021 has seen record temperatures in Canada, particularly in the western state of British Columbia
- Case study
Shanghai urban geography
Journalists reported on an 85-year old building being moved by structural engineers
- Case study
Mount Etna erupts
On Tuesday 16 February 2021, Mount Etna erupted
- Case study
Fukushima 10-years on
In 2011 tragedy struck the eastern coast of Japan as a giant tsunami swept inland destroying a nuclear power plant
- Case study
Cyclone Nivar
In late November 2020 a cyclone called Nivar hit India, only the third cyclone to make landfall since May 2020
- Case study
The Sulawesi island earthquake 2021, Indonesia
In January 2021, an earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale
- Article
US President Joe Biden and the Paris Climate Agreement
President Biden has signed an executive order for the US to re-join the Paris climate agreement
- Podcast
A conversation with Francisca Rockey and Louis Smith Lassey from Black Geographers
A community interest company working to tackle the erasure of black people in geography
- Case Study
Australian wildfires
In Australia, the 2019/2020 fire season has seen abnormally high temperatures and vast wildfires
- Case study
White Island Eruption
The White Island volcano erupted on Monday 9 December 30 miles off the coast of New Zealand when 47 tourists were visiting for ‘volcano tourism’
- Article
The Coronavirus
The coronavirus is an extreme form of the flu which attacks the respiratory system, making the young and the old particularly vulnerable
- Article
COVID-19: When the world turned upside down
An in-depth look into the repercussions of the spread of COVID-19
- Resource
Graffiti art during COVID-19: community representation
Showing community representation during the pandemic
