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An update on new images from Suffolk coast and for 2026

Scientists up in arms as flying lab has its wings clipped Faam, the airborne laboratory deployed after the eruption of an Icelandic volcano shut airspace in 2010, will be grounded after government funding was cut

The decision by @ukri.org to scrap the UK's flying atmospheric laboratory (FAAM) after spending >£40M on an upgrade & with zero consultation, is short sighted. FAAM has saved the UK economy more than it costs through responding to disasters.

400 scientists respond: www.thetimes.com/article/406e...

Royal Geographical Society x Springpod Try a free Virtual Work Experience programme with Royal Geographical Society, powered by Springpod.

Launched today - virtual work experience www.rgs.springpod.com

Cocoa farmers in Ghana and Ivory Coast face bitter times as chocolate market slumps Chocolate bars may have shot up in price but West Africa's cocoa farmers are facing economic ruin.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Every purchase, stream and share of 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣(𝟮) helps support our work with children facing unimaginable circumstances around the world.

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Depeche Mode for War Child @warchilduk.bsky.social open.spotify.com/track/7dpPH2...

Cogsci Book Summaries Here is a reading list of 73 books about cognitive science and its application to the classroom. 2. Here are my summaries of a selection of these books. For each book there is a pdf of my summary a…

May be of interest - particularly the AI book summary at the bottom itsalearningcurve.education/cogsci-book-...

Norfolk Wildlife Trust buys land to create new reserve In its 100th year, the Norfolk Wildlife Trust spends £4.6m on 336 acres of farmland.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Watching from a little closer :)

Was just thinking that these author copies are probably the first copies of the Discover Geography series to actually arrive in a UK classroom … and soon to be in many more I hope…

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable

#foodforthought www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

World of Music Blog Playlist

The World of Music blog playlist featuring every song mentioned on the blog is now just over 20 hours long - fill your ears! And visit the blog open.spotify.com/playlist/4HG...

This iceberg was once the biggest in the world. Now it has just weeks left - BBC News A23a was once twice the size of Greater London but now its 40-year journey is coming to an end.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

Open morning #productplacement

Bilingual information for river walk.

Reading the #Landscape - our #rivers and #coast are more than lines on a #map - come join us for this celebration of #Aberystwyth #Ceredigion City of #Literature #UNESCO #Rheidol #RiversOfWales

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Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I saw that :) there are better pubs within walking distance

Friendly reminder that while all this geopolitical madness is going on the planet merrily keeps heating up. Source: buff.ly/OylcIxg

Sheep are disappearing from the UK's hills - and its dinner plates Have we have passed

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #foodforthought

Today, in a busy week for the World of Music blog, Carl Lee takes us to the Tremé district of New Orleans worldlymusic.blogspot.com/2026/03/mar-...

A new destination for geographers conveniently located …

Photos of David Byrne live at Eventim Apollo in London on 3 March 2026. David Byrne kicks off the sold-out London leg of the spectacular Who Is The Sky Tour at Eventim Apollo.

These images capture the staging brilliantly www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/pho...

David Byrne review: A wonderful, singular, joyous show David Byrne’s first night of his residency at Hammersmith Apollo is a journey into his vision of an American Utopia, which is filled with old Talking Heads classics

I agree with everything here … a memorable evening yesterday - an orange day for their costumes www.standard.co.uk/culture/musi...

Weatherwatch: how a warmer world and more rain could transform Antarctica Shrinking and faster-moving glaciers, weakened ice shelves and more icebergs would bring fundamental changes to landscape and wildlife

Nice little write up in the @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ma...

Wealthy Dubai residents race back to UAE to avoid tax bills Some risk spending too few days in the emirate and too many in the UK

www.ft.com/content/80bf...

If you get the chance - go see this show!! 👌🏽

Happy World Book Day #discovergeography

Michael Sheen narrates new climate change film shot in Norfolk It is hoped the five-minute short will stimulate

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

LivingGeography Newsletter #61 Feb 26th - Mar 4th

LivingGeography Substack #61 now published open.substack.com/pub/livingge...

Misty down London