Geography in the News-3rd September
In class we have been looking at some important news events from a geographical point of view. The biggest story has probably been Hurricane Gustav. This was a powerful tropical storm which started in the Caribbean Sea, and was predicted to strike the large city of New Orleans, in the US state of Louisiana. New Orleans was very badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and many people lost their lives. This time, taking no chances, over 2 million residents evacuated the city, heading to higher ground. Thankfully, the storm has passed and people can now begin to return to their homes.
For more on hurricane Gustav, click here.
We also found out about the shrinking ice cap in the Arctic; click here to find out more on the BBC’s news page-
Homework; 1.You should write up two further news reports about Geography in the News.
2. Practise writing a comment on this blog. Rules for posting comments are:
write in proper sentences
full words; don’t use slang expressions or text language
first name only
