Geography in the News: Storm Sandy Homework

Below is the presentation from the lesson on Storm Sandy.

Hurricane sandy from Liz Smith

The photographs from the Starter activity, taken from the Daily Mail.

Storm Sandy from Liz Smith

Here is the story about New York from the Daily Mail. Here is the story read in class about the aftermath of the storm in Haiti from The Guardian. YouTube clip can be found here. Animation of the formation of a hurricane can be found here. Homework: -After we peer assessed your work in class, you are going to rewrite your 3 paragraphs using your best presentation skills and include information from the lesson. You can also add images, maps and diagrams to inform and improve your writing. Your work may go on display! Thanks to Beccy Pook for her contributions to this presentation.

New quake hits Sumatra

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7 has hit Sumatra, a day after another powerful quake devastated much of the Indonesian island.



The first earthquake struck at 1716 local time (1016 GMT) on Wednesday, some 85km (55 miles) under the sea, north-west of Padang.

The second quake was on land and struck at 0852 local time on (0152 GMT) on Thursday, about 225km (95 miles) south-east of Padang at a depth of about 25km (15.5 miles).

Officials now say at least 200 bodies have been found from the earlier 7.6 magnitude quake, which triggered landslides and cut power lines.

BBC News
The Guardian
Times Online

Wildfires in Greece

The fires near the Greek capital of Athens are still out of control and strong winds are making the flames hard to contain. Although the wind dropped a little on Sunday night, officials warn the flames are still spreading.





The fires which are not unusual this time of year in Greece, have already destroyed many homes and buildings just north of the city. Helicopters and planes have been used to drop water onto the fires, and countries including France, Italy and Cyprus have stepped in to help. More here.