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Theme 5: Weather,
climate and ecosystems
Theme
5 Weather,
climate and ecosystems
Further reading
Atlantic Rising: Classroom
A useful collection of material and media chronicling a journey around the 10-metre contour line
in the Atlantic Ocean. Includes resources on the impacts and evidence of climate change from a
variety of locations around the world.
http://atlanticrising.org/classroom/default.asp
BBC GCSE Bitesize: Climate change
Revision resources based around climate change.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/climate_change/
Confessions of an Eco Sinner: Travels to find where my stuff comes from
In this book, Fred Pearce explores where his stuff comes from and presents a number of moral
dilemmas resulting from efforts to reduce climate change.
Fred Pearce (2009) Confessions of an Eco Sinner: Travels to find where my stuff comes from,
Eden Project Books. ISBN 978-1905811120.
Guardian: Climate change
A collection of news stories from the Guardian about climate change that is updated daily.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-change
Met Office: Climate guide
Multi-media resources and data based around climate change. Includes resources on the evidence,
impacts and possible efforts to reduce climate change.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-guide
NASA: Climate Time Machine
A series of visualizations that shows how some of Earth’s key climate indicators are changing over
time.
http://climate.nasa.gov/interactives/climate-time-machine
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New York Times: Flooding of coast, caused by global warming, has already begun
Article about how sea level rise caused by global warming has already started to impact parts of the
world.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/science/flooding-of-coast-caused-by-global-warminghas-already-begun.html?_r=1
BBC GCSE Bitesize: Weather and climate
Revision resources based around weather, climate and extreme weather.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/weather_climate/
Guardian: Weather view – photos of this week's weather – by readers around the
world
Updated weekly, these Guardian readers’ images are good for comparing different parts of the
world.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/13/weather-view-photos-readers-aroundworld
List 25: 25 most extreme climates and places on Earth
A documentary about the top 25 extreme climates/places across the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKGktvCXvP8&feature=youtu.be
Wideworld magazine: What’s the world’s weather doing today?
A useful magazine article that contains ways to explore weather information and data.
‘What’s the world’s weather doing today?’, Wideworld, Vol. 27, No. 4 (April 2016) Hodder
Education.
BBC News: Animated guide: hurricanes
An animated description of how tropical storms are formed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4588149.stm
Geographic TV: Typhoon Haiyan Documentary
An in-depth documentary that explores the causes of Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Although an older
example, it provides detailed material for a case study.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vjlxDg53zE
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Geography Pods: An introduction to tropical storms – pop-up hurricane
A pop-up hurricane – use it to create a 3D cross-section of a hurricane.
http://www.geographypods.com/4-tropical-storms.html
Guardian: Hurricane Sandy a year on: before and after interactive
An excellent visual resource from the Guardian showing scenes before, during and after Hurricane
Sandy.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2013/oct/30/hurricane-sandy-then-and-now
National Geographic: Hurricane Katrina day by day
Follow a day-by-day account of Hurricane Katrina, from its formation in the Atlantic Ocean to its
catastrophic effects. Although an older example, it provides detailed material for a case study.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbJaMWw4-2Q
National Hurricane Center: 2015 tropical cyclone advisory archive
The National Hurricane Center is a US-based organisation that has detailed reports on tropical
storms in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This is a link to its archived data.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2015/
National Hurricane Centre: Audio briefings (podcasts)
Useful audio podcasts that are given out during a tropical storm.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/audio/
National Hurricane Centre: Hurricane resources
A wide range of resources including historic hurricane tracks and maps. Useful for research.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/hurricane/ww.shtml
National Hurricane Centre: Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
A summary of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with an accompanying animation.
An extended table with extra information and information is also provided here as a pdf.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php
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Philippine Response Blog: 8 maps
A website that contains eight maps that help to explain why Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines so
hard.
http://philippineresponse.iom.int/blog/8-maps-explain-why-typhoon-haiyan-hit-philippinesso-hard
BBC GCSE Bitesize: Drought
A useful summary of the causes of drought.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/weather_climate/weather_human_
activity_rev5.shtml
BBC News: Somalia drought leaves 50,000 children ‘facing death’
A drought news story from February 2016, with links to further news articles. It mentions El Nino,
giving a little more depth to a drought case study.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-35522643
Geography Pods: Drought case study – the Sahel ‘12
Although aimed at teachers, this resource collates a number of useful summary YouTube videos
about deserts and drought, especially in the Sahel.
http://www.geographypods.com/33-droughts--deserts.html
Guardian: Drought
A useful starting point for a wide range of drought-based news articles and resources from the
Guardian.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/drought
NOAA Climate.gov: El Nino and El Nina
A range of animations, images and explanations based on the El Nino and El Nina effects.
https://www.climate.gov/enso
Met Office: Climate summaries
A wide range of media that explores the ‘normal’ climate in the UK. Useful for research.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries
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Met Office: UK actual and anomaly maps
Maps of UK climate averages for recent years.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/anomacts
Met Office: UK climate anomaly maps relative to 1961–1990 average
A wide range of UK-specific climate maps. Useful for research and for exploring climate patterns in
the UK, and for comparing daily and monthly averages.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate-anomalies/#?tab=climateAnomalies
Met Office: UK climate averages maps
A collection of climate averages maps for the UK. Useful for comparing extreme weather events to
the usual weather expected at that time.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/#?tab=climateTables
Met Office: UK climate – extremes
A range of maps that show the extremes of climate across the UK. Based on actual data.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate-extremes/#?tab=climateExtremes
Met Office: Past weather events
A list of all UK extreme weather events. Useful for case study material.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/interesting
BBC Bitesize: Global energy balance
Revision resources that look at the redistribution of energy by atmosphere and oceanic circulation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zym77ty/revision
Met Office: Global circulation patterns
A short and accurate description of global atmospheric circulation, including each of the cells.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/learn-about-the-weather/how-weather-works/globalcirculation-patterns
Met Office: How does the climate system work?
An explanation of the climate system including atmospheric circulation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrPS2HiYVp8&feature=youtu.be
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BBC GCSE Bitesize: Ecosystems – the living world
Revision resources, including videos and tests resources, on ecosystems and the world’s major
biomes. Includes links to the human uses of ecosystems.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/ecosystems/
BBC Two Geography in Animation: Changing ecosystems – Britain since the Ice Age
A video clip about the deforestation of Britain and how the ecosystem has adapted to this change.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00xq87q
Amazon: An Extraordinary Journey Down The Greatest River On Earth
Bruce Parry explores the Amazon from source to mouth. It is very useful for looking at the impact of
people on the ecosystem and how it is used traditionally. An especially good example is the impact
of illegal gold mining. It accompanies the BBC television series now available on DVD.
Bruce Parry (2008) Amazon: An Extraordinary Journey Down The Greatest River On Earth,
Michael Joseph. ISBN 9780718154349.
BBC GCSE Bitesize: Human uses of rainforests
Resources looking at how humans intervene in the Amazon.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/ecosystems/human_uses_rainforest
_rev1.shtml
kids.mongabay.com: Tropical rainforests
A student-friendly website all about rainforests, including information on their ecosystems and
deforestation.
http://kids.mongabay.com/
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
This forest hectare reserve was founded in the 1950s and is now known as one of the most
outstanding wildlife sanctuaries in the world. Its varied climate and altitude has a very high
biodiversity.
http://www.cloudforestmonteverde.com
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Tribe: Adventures in a Changing World
Bruce Parry explores various ecosystems and their flora and fauna. Living with indigenous tribes he
also explores how they are used traditionally and unsustainably. It accompanies the BBC television
series now available on DVD.
Bruce Parry (2007) Tribe: Adventures in a Changing World, BBC Books. ISBN
9780718149185.
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