Merchiston Geography
The blog of the Geography Department at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh
Sunday, 24 August 2025
The gentrification of Manchester
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Guardian article looking at the gentrification of Manchester. Good for regeneration.
Saturday, 16 August 2025
The causes of the Texas flooding
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A bbc article looking at the causes of the flooding in Texas during the summer.
Monday, 11 August 2025
China begins building world's largest dam, fuelling fears in India
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Chinese authorities have begun constructing what will be the world's largest hydropower dam in Tibetan territory, in a project that has ...
Google failed to warn 10 million of Turkey earthquake severity
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Google has admitted its earthquake early warning system failed to accurately alert people during Turkey's deadly quake of 2023.
Why did Russian mega earthquake not cause more tsunami damage?
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A useful to comparison to the Boxing Day and Japan 2011 tsunamis for hazards- how physical factors influence tsunami size.
Trump and his dislike of renewables
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One of the reasons for uncertainty over the future of climate change is the speed of take up of renewables. This article looks at the role ...
Predicting the weather
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Article about predicting the weather from the BBC. Good for Water and Carbon
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