Geography Revision and Extended Research

 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

 Taken from The Guardian Weekly (27th of May 2022), the United Nations Refugee Agency stated that the global number of "forcibly displaced people" has risen past the number of 100 million. Filippo Grandi, the United Nations for High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that this should be a wake up call for the world.  In 2021, the figure was at 90 million due to conflicts in Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Myanmar and Nigeria. The figure has recently increased due to 8 million Ukrainians displaced due to the Ukrainian-Russian war.  ( The Ukrainian Week )

Taken from The Guardian Weekly 27th of May 2022: Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, a senior advisor for the World Health Organisation, said that the Monkey Pox could be contained. Public Health Authorities have reported cases in USA, Canada, Australia and nine European countries. It is said that the virus is spreading through sexual contact and case numbers are thought to increase over the summer.  (attockcitynews.com)  In Mozambique, a case of wild polio has been found in the Tete province. This is the first case since 1992 and the genetic sequencing of it seems to be similar to a strain Malawi found this year. The continent of Africa was declared free of wild polio in 2020.  (The Guardian Weekly 27th of May 2022).    Senegalese Mamou Tiang, who suffers from polio, begs for money outside a bank on a sidewalk in the capital Dakar.  Nic Bothma/EPA Africa is within reach of being declared a polio free region (theconversation.com)

 Reported in The Guardian Weekly (27th of May 2022) - the country Lithuania has asked for help from coalition countries to protect from the Russian troops or lift the blockade on Ukrainian grain exports. Gabrielius Landsbergis, the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, stated "It is imperative that we show vulnerable countries we are prepared to take steps the steps that are needed to feed the world." ( Gabrielius Landsbergis apie Skvernelio pasiūlymą dėl Astravo: tai rinkiminis žaidimas - DELFI ) This links to our Year 9 issue on conflict and food security.