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Head of Geography in Bristol 👨🏻‍🏫 Oxford, KCL, Sheffield🎓 UNCC accredited 🇺🇳 Views are my own 💭

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MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · 8d

This week’s flag: Taiwan 🇹🇼 The country was hit by Typhoon Ragasa, which officially was the strongest tropical storm of the year 🌀 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/0N1Bv...

Taiwan 🇹🇼

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MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · 8d

Last week, their amazing project became reality and 'What is Geography teaching, now?' was officially published 📚 I am so proud to have been able to contribute and I cannot believe that I now have my name in an actual book 🤯

MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · 8d

Two years ago, I was approached by @geogmum.bsky.social and @jennnnnn.bsky.social about a book on teaching geography in the 21st century 🌍 They asked me if I wanted to write a chapter on how to teach geographical skills in secondary school 📝

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MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · 8d

Some geologists have described the breach as a “tsunami from the mountains”, as an estimated 15.4 million tonnes of water – equivalent to 6,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools – were released when the natural dam burst 💦 (/5)

MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · 8d

This event was the main cause of extensive damage in the eastern county of Hualie as Taiwan’s Central Emergency Operation Centre struggled to evacuate everyone in time ⚠️ (/4)

MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · 8d

Within Taiwan, the category 5 storm breached of a barrier – formed after landslides triggered by another typhoon blocked rivers in a remote mountain valley in July – due to torrential rainfall and wind speeds of 241 km/h ⛈️ (/3)

MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · 8d

As it stands 17 people have been killed and millions had to be evacuated across the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China 🌏 (/2)

Taiwan 🇹🇼

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MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · 8d

This week’s flag: Taiwan 🇹🇼 The country was hit by Typhoon Ragasa, which officially was the strongest tropical storm of the year 🌀 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/0N1Bv...

Taiwan 🇹🇼

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MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · 14d

However, this agreement could only come into force once 60 countries ratified it, which was finally achieved when Morocco signed the agreement last week ✍️ A great example of international cooperation 🇺🇳 (/2)

MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · 14d

This week’s flag: Morocco 🇲🇦 This week, the country became the 60th country to sign the UN’s High Seas Treaty 🌊 Three years ago, countries agreed to turn 30% of the world’s oceans into Marine Protected Areas 💙 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/kCmu9...

Morocco 🇲🇦

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MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · 23d

Built on the Blue Nile, which accounts of 80% of the river's water, this dam will provide hydroelectric power to millions 💡 (/3)

MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · 23d

The dam was built at a cost of £3.7bn and this incredible piece of infrastructure means that Ethiopia now controls the flow of the world’s longest river despite a colonial-era treat that saw the UK guarantee Egypt the lion's share of its water 🇪🇬 (/2)

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MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · 23d

This week's flag: Ethiopia 🇪🇹 The largest country in the Horn of Africa has made the news after inaugurating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) 🚧 (/1) youtu.be/W2WrXi6_QV8?...

Ethiopia 🇪🇹

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MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · Jul 8

We plan to work on a rainforest restoration project whilst staying on the island before helping out at an orangutan rehabilitation sanctuary in Sepilok 🐒 (/2)

MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · Jul 8

This week’s flag: Malaysia 🇲🇾 Later this week, Mr Leigh and I will be heading on expedition with a group of Year 12 students in Borneo 🌴 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/lv1Zt...

Malaysia 🇲🇾

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MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · Jun 26

Just taught my last full 5 lesson teaching day of the academic year 🎉

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MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · Jun 24

However, experts have warned that the country does not currently have the infrastructure needed to process all of it waste so it is estimated that around 80 to 100 trucks will have to cross the border and dispose of their waste in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (/3)

MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · Jun 24

his means all waste will have to either be recycled or incinerated to create energy ⚡ (/2)

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · Jun 24

This week’s flag: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 In an attempt to reduce waste and methane emissions, our Northern neighbour is banning landfill from 31 December 2025 onwards 🚮 (/1 ) youtube.com/shorts/5as_r...

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · Jun 18

Although deforestation rates have fallen since the inauguration of President Lula da Silva, the decision to build a new road near the city of Belem has been heavily criticised 🤔 (/2)

MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · Jun 18

This week’s flag: Brazil 🇧🇷 The South American country has made the news after cutting down 8 miles of road in the Amazon rainforest as it preparesto host COP30 this winter 🌴 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/LY1yp...

Brazil 🇧🇷

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MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · Jun 9

Obviously, the lag time between peak rainfall and peak discharge accounts for this but others suppect a collapsed dam might have exacerbated the issue ⛈ (/3)

MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · Jun 9

Floods are not uncommon during the rainy season that lasts from April to October but this one seems particularly disastrous as it occured once when rain stopped ☔️ (/2)

Nigeria 🇳🇬

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MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · Jun 9

This week’s flag: Nigeria 🇳🇬 Africa’s most populated country is still coming to terms with devastating flash floods that destroyed the town of Mokwa and killed 200 people with 500 still missing 🚑 (/1) youtube.com/shorts/FPK25...

Nigeria 🇳🇬

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MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · Jun 9

Thankfully, authorities had already successfully evacuated all 300 residents and their livestock from the area 🐄 However, events like these are at risk of becoming more regular due to global warming 🌡️ (/2)

MrVisGeography 🇨🇵🌋🇧🇪🌍🇬🇧 @mrvisgeography.bsky.social · Jun 9

This week’s flag: Switzerland 🇨🇭 The Alpine country made the news on 28th May when parts of a glacier collapsed near the village of Blatten 🏔️ In total, 9 million cubic meters of ice and rocks destroyed and buried 90% of the village 🏚️ (/1) youtube.com/shorts/D0pwq...

Switzerland 🇨🇭

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