Geography Revision and Extended Research

First of all, what is a pilgrimage? Pilgrimage - Wikipedia defines it as "...a journey, often into a unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about their self, others, nature or a higher good, through the experience. It can lead to a personal transformation, after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life." We know that people are joining the queue to see the coffin of the Queen for many reasons and some have come from other countries.   ( Source ) The Queue or #thequeue is a temporary pilgrimage of between 6.9 miles between Southwark Park and Westminster Hall with a three mile zig-zagging park in the park. The location of importance in the hall is the body of Queen Elizabeth the Second.   ( Source )  It is interesting to note that the author of a paper " Pilgrims or Tourists ", the Christian Priest Frank Fahey states that "a pilgrim is always in danger of becoming a tourist" and vice versa. He identifies that

What is one? A thunderstorm or lightning or electrical storm is known for its lightning (and that come descend or ascend in various forms and colours) and its audible noise. If the thunder is quieter, it may be known as a thundershower.  (https://scijinks.gov/thunderstorms-video/thunderstorm_video_poster.png)    What causes one? NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) found in the USA states that a thunderstorm needs "three things - moisture, rising unstable air (air that keeps rising once given a nudge) and a lifting mechanism to provide the nudge".  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6cwPfYaBtA) The sun heats the ground that warms the air above the warmed ground. If the air is "forced" to rise where warm and and cold air or wet and dry air "bumps" into each other and this causes the warm air "to rise as long as as it weighs less and stays warmer than the air around it".  "As a storm rises into freezing air, different ty

 This summer has certainly shown us some warm days.  There were three different heatwaves during the summer of 2022.      June with European temperatures ranging from 40 - 43 degrees Centigrade (or 104 - 109 degrees Fahrenheit).      Mid July where UK temperatures went over 40 degrees Centigrade (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time. The UK released a red warning for the heat.      In August, parts of France and Spain had temperatures reach as high as 38 degrees Centigrade (100 degrees Fahrenheit).  (https://suindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Global-Heat-Wave-By-Jeff-Koterba.jpg)  Portugal had the highest temperature of 47.0 degrees Centigrade (116.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Pinhão, Portugal.  Sadly with the heat comes heat stress and this leads to death.      Germany recorded the highest amount of heat related deaths with 8,318, Spain with 2,894, Portugal with 1,063 and the UK with 16.  Forest fires have been caused with the dry vegetation and the lack of water caused by

 The Guardian newspaper reports in this article that over 1,000 lives have been lost and 33 million people have been displaced and injured since June. The number of people, reported by the National Disaster Management Authority (Pakistan) , that died on Sunday was 119 and from Friday to Saturday was 45 people. Daily Mail The cause of this loss of life and damage is thought to be climate change with other contributing factors such as "the vulnerability of the poor citizens, steep mountainous slopes in some regions, the unexpected destruction of embankments and dams, and some natural climate variation." Pakistan has had an unbroken cycle of monsoon rains for eight weeks and has left a lot of infrastructural damage and a third of the country is under water. It has been  reported , by the additional deputy commissioner of Swat, that roads over 130 kilometres (80 miles) had been damaged and 15 bridges were completely destroyed as the flood wreaked havoc and more than 100 houses a

 As promised, here is the video of the tsunami & wave heights. It is from the Metaballs Studio Channel.  Tsunami and Wave Heights The Great Wave of Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai 1831 Here are the links to the Top 10 Natural Disasters and the hour long documentary of the Top 10 Natural  Disasters.

Taken from The Guardian Weekly 27/5/2022 May sees record-breaking temperatures of over 40C In Spain, parts of the country experienced the high temperatures of over 40 degrees Centigrade, it also brought hot dry air and dusty air from North Africa. Seville airport reached 41 degrees, Jaen in Andalucia got to 40.3 degrees. In August 2021, Montoro in Andalucia reached 47.4 degrees Centigrade  ( Lesson Thumbnail - Hot Weather Hot Clipart - Png Download (#1460025) - PinClipart ) Taken from The Guardian Weekly 22/4/2022 " Restraint of global heating is possible if all measures taken For the first time, the world is in a position to limit global warming below 2 degrees centigrade, according to the first in-depth analysis of the net zero pledges made by nations at the UN COP26 climate summit in December.  Before these pledges, a temperature rise above 2 degrees centigrade was almost inevitable, bringing more severe effects for billions of people.  Now it is more likely that the peak rise