Regular Features

GeoEd: A round-up of (geo)educational board games

Laura Roberts-Artal November 23, 2016

Playing the Wiapuna board game in the final class. Credit: T. Ewen and J. Seibert, 2016.

With the rise of electronic games – those played on computers, consoles and even on mobile phones – you’d be forgiven for thinking the humble board game would be slowly making its way into the history books. Nothing could be further from the truth! Sales of board games are on the up, as are cafes where you can gather to play table-top games of your choice, and board game meet ups: regular gaming g ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Isolated storm

Sarah Connors November 21, 2016

Isolated Storm . Credit: Peter Huber (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Clouds and storms are formed when warm, moist air rises. This causes the air to expand and cool: forming clouds as the moisture condenses onto particles suspended in the air (called cloud condensation nuclei). Normally, air rises from surface heating, or when warm and cold air pockets collide, or if air is pushed upwards when passing over hills or mountains. If this heating, and subsequent rising, ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: What will a Trump presidency mean for climate change?

Sarah Connors November 16, 2016

Donald Trump speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Gage Skidmore (distributed via flickr)

The US Presidential election this month saw Republican Donald Trump, a fierce climate sceptic, be elected into office. In wake of the election results, this month’s GeoPolicy post will take a look at Trump’s proposed actions on climate change, how likely these are to happen, and what the climate and clean technology communities could do to limit the damage. This tweet, written four years ag ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Aoraki & a round-up of the latest New Zealand earthquake news

Laura Roberts-Artal November 14, 2016

Alpenglow on Aoraki . Credit: Katrina Sauer (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

On Sunday the 13th November, New Zealand’s South Island was struck by a powerful 7.8 M earthquake. Initial analysis by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) indicates that the source of the tremor was faulting on or near the boundary between the Pacific and Australia plates. A tsunami alert (no longer active) was triggered following the earthquake, with risk of tsunami waves along coastal are ...[Read More]