Energy pathway disruption

 Red Sea attacks cause oil price to go up 

Panama Canal and drought - Water and Energy

An article looking at the impact of El Nino on the Panama Canal and the knock on effects of energy pathways. 

The mighty Mekong

 The Mekong river provides a great case study for the Water topic. 

Superpowers multipolar world

 An interesting article about the future of superpowers. 

Superpowers -USA provide $80 million grant to Taiwan for military equipment

 This article looks at the growing tension over Taiwan between China and USA.

Iraq War - Military intervention

 Radio 4 series looking at the Iraq War 20 years on 

Russia’s geography problem

 Interesting video for Superpowers 

Hold fire on buying electric.

 A good article looking at the downside of electric cars and the alternatives. 

Street vending machines to offer free food is earthquake hits Japan

 Japan’s natural disaster preparations have extended to vending machines. Read about it in this Guardian article 

Coastal communities left behind- regeneration

 An article looking at UK coastal communities and the issues they face. 

The dove or the dog- China makes peace whilst bearing its teeth.

 A good article for the Superpowers topic looking at China’s strategy for trying to win over the world. 

Why is North Wales the UKs earthquake hotspot?

 The reasons aren't clear but there are some suggestions in this nicely accessible Guardian article.

Rivers - it’s complicated

Great video from the Guardian looking at how we have changed rivers causing flooding and reduced flow during drought. It also looks at solutions, using the Netherlands and Pickering Beck as an example. 

Can the UK maintain its precarious energy supply?

This podcast from the Spectator looks at the state of the UK’s energy security. Excellent up to date information for the carbon and energy topic.

Why water is the one of the weirdest things in the universe.

 BBC ideas programme about water. Great for the start of the water topic. 

The north of UK would rank second worst in OECD countries

 This is a good article for regeneration and HHRI. It shows that the North is still lagging behind the rest of the country and Europe in terms of investment 

The problem with off setting

 Guardian article looking at the issues with off setting by large companies. A good article for evaluating the solutions to climate change.