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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 21h

Sad #biodiversity update re habitat loss, but rich fodder for environmental #poetry, perhaps www.theguardian.com/environment/...

As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours

The insects’ brilliant hues evolved in lush ecosystems to help them survive. Now they are becoming more muted to adapt to degraded landscapes – and they are not the only things dulling down

www.theguardian.com

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 23h

Sharp rise in UK plastic exports shows how behind the country is

The EU has agreed to ban exports of waste to poorer nations. The ban comes into force in November 2026

The UK does not have a similar ban in place

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows

Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’

www.theguardian.com

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Ben Bishop @mrbishopgeog.bsky.social · 1d

This doesn't bode well for #geography, we barely get any applications for jobs and didn't get a single one for maternity cover...😬

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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 1d

Marine heatwaves to become more frequent off UK and Irish coasts, experts say #Climate

Marine heatwaves to become more frequent off UK and Irish coasts, experts say

Scientists find 10% chance that similar events to the ‘unheard of’ temperatures in 2023 could occur each year

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 1d

Carbon offsetting suffers from deep-seated systemic problems that incremental change will not solve says review paper from Oxford Uni

“We have assessed 25 years of evidence and almost everything up until this point has failed”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 2d

All #women everywhere are in the workforce, always have been; not all of them are in paid employment #womenswork #languagematters

Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 2d

Working Women: Which Countries Have the Most & Least In The Workforce

Full list by country: brilliantmaps.com/working-w...

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 2d

Two of the most common climate misconceptions I see, even among knowledgeable folks, are that (1) most people aren't worried about climate change, and (2) if they were, they'd act.

Not true! Data show (1) most people are worried, but (2) they won’t act if they don’t know what to do-and most don’t.

A map of the world showing how levels of worry in most countries are greater than 70%. Source: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, International Public Opinion on Climate Change, 2023.

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 2d

One to add to the careers posters in classrooms!

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 2d

Fungi in the beech woodlands of the #Chilterns are ‘crazy good’ right now - King Bolete, Amethyst deceiver, False death-cap, Sulphur tuft, Porcelain, Trooping funnel and many more

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 5d

This illuminating visualisation of 'Green to Grey' research makes great use of #GIS image overlays #geographyteacher Green to Grey is 'a pioneering collaboration between journalists and scientists counting every green space lost in Europe between January 2018 and December 2023'. greentogrey.eu

Green to Grey – How Europe is squandering the little nature it has left

Green to Grey is a pioneering collaboration between journalists and scientists counting every green space lost in Europe between January 2018 and December 2023.

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 5d

Been writing about #HS2 in #geography textbooks for almost a decade. Are we NIMBYs or ...? #ChilternsNationalLandscape #livedexperience www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s been beyond difficult’: earthworks of HS2 take toll on Chilterns residents

Locals complain of a changed landscape, flooding, dust and disruption as rail project cuts through area of outstanding natural beauty

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Doc Sarah Lonsdale @sarahjlonsdale.bsky.social · 6d

What an inspiration Jane Goodall was to everyone working in nature and conservation. I'll never forget reading that she had to take her mother with her on her first field trip because women weren't "allowed" to study in the wild alone. I wonder what her mother made of it all. #wildlydifferent

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 6d

No spoilers from me, but this BBC Radio 4 series invites the Q 'Why are we looking for the pristine, why does that give us hope?', chiming with RIP J. Goodall posts about her deconstruction of the line between us and nature. If no line, we need to take better care www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Looking for No Man's Land, 4. A really good clue

Caroline Steel and Producer Florian Bohr take their quest into underwater caves.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 7d

The 26 Largest Islands In The World Compared

More about them: brilliantmaps.com/largest-i...

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 7d

These air quality 'living graphs' with annotations look great for #geographyteacher - thanks for sharing

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 7d

Visualising historical changes in air pollution with the Air Quality Stripes

Website: airqualitystripes.info

And paper led by @kirstypringle.bsky.social and @jimmcquaid.bsky.social now published which visualises trends in air quality across many global cities: gc.copernicus.org/articles/8/2...

Visualising historical changes in air pollution with the Air Quality Stripes

Abstract. This paper introduces the Air Quality Stripes, a data visualisation project which presents historical changes in outdoor particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) concentrations across major ...

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 7d

Thinking about the minor inconvenience of 'A phone mast close to you is not working' (my lived experience currently) and the sheer devastation of the internet shutdown in Afghanistan on #women #girls #education #work www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shut down internet

For many women, the internet was their last resource. An internet shutdown threatens to end this.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 8d

Excellent article linking flows of information, money, goods (Global systems) and the Hazards topic. Great for A-level #geographyteacher - it's a 'long read' but highly recommended www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...

Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet | Samanth Subramanian

A colossal volcanic eruption in January 2022 ripped apart the underwater cables that connect Tonga to the world – and exposed the fragility of 21st-century life

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 8d

Excited to open my first recipe pack from @refugeeaction.bsky.social and get cooking! This month it’s Iraqi kabab. What a great idea to celebrate the diversity and strengths of #refugees

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Rachel Hawke @geogenquirer.bsky.social · 9d

My 2nd Teaching Geography article (the last one was over 10 years ago...),so I'm feeling pretty proud today 🤓

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations! I'll take a look #geographyteacher

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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 9d

Disasters like wildfires and floods are multiplying. US schools are training students to combat them #Climate

Disasters like wildfires and floods are multiplying. US schools are training students to combat them

From California to North Carolina, high schools and colleges are offering classes in fire science, search and rescue, and ecological sustainability

www.theguardian.com

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 9d

And this was the piece questioning the attraction of Dubai. Quite literally 'All that glitters is...' #geographyteacher www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The populist right wants to remake the UK in the image of Dubai. We should all be careful what they wish for | Jonathan Liew

Politicians and influencers eulogise the emirate as a place of cleanliness, convenience and low crime. The truth is far darker, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

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Alice Griffiths @geogriffi.bsky.social · 9d

Letters page fillip in The Guardian today, following up on Dubai critique leader last week: #marxistgeography and a reminder of the treatment of guest workers in Dubai www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Why Britain must not get taken in by Dubai’s skin-deep glitz | Letters

Letters: Readers responding to Jonathan Liew’s article on Reform UK’s admiration for the emirate

www.theguardian.com

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 9d

Everyone knows about Norway but few know this:

Nepal has quietly become an EV hot spot.

In 2024, more than 70% of newly imported four-wheeler passenger vehicles were electric, up from just 250 EVs nationwide in 2020 to over 13,000 today.

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