GeoActive 2012

2011 in review

RAH — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:08:24 +0000

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,000 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.

It’s snowing . . .

RAH — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:04:15 +0000

. . . on my blog again until 4 Jan – now isn’t that nice!

More Sir Ken Robinson – no apologies . . .

RAH — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:39:38 +0000

For posting a couple of animations here.

Sudan splits – independence for the south

RAH — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:43:17 +0000

Picture BBC. Click on the picture for the full story.

Déjà vu

RAH — Mon, 23 May 2011 06:48:43 +0000

Iceland Ash, the volcanic variety, is back. Click on the picture for the video link.

Picture: BBC

America hit by tornado

RAH — Mon, 23 May 2011 06:45:43 +0000

Tornado batters Joplin, Missouri. Click on the picture to follow the BBC link

Picture: BBC

Weather Spark

RAH — Mon, 23 May 2011 06:40:08 +0000

You don’t have to be a weather geek to enjoy this site. Look up atmospheric conditions at any point in time from a weather station as far back as its records will go.

What was the weather like on the day you were born? Click on the picture to follow the link, which is set up to show you Oxford today.

Post Earthquakes

RAH — Mon, 16 May 2011 06:45:44 +0000

Of course once a few months has elapsed we tend to forget. We no longer see news footage, it no longer commands the front page or middle page special reports on a Sunday.

Click on the pictures for the stories.

Picture: BBC

The aftermath of the Japan Tsunami is nonetheless real.

Likewise the Haiti earthquake. Click HERE to watch a BBC report about living conditions one year on.

Click on the picture below for a ‘good news’ report.

Picture: BBC

Spanish Earthquake

RAH — Thu, 12 May 2011 07:24:54 +0000

We’re not used to headlines like this. Click on the pictures to follow BBC links

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13368599

Richard Holmes

RAH — Sun, 01 May 2011 11:28:12 +0000

Not Geography but History and I was very sad to hear yesterday evening that Richard Holmes had died, aged 65. Intelligent, communicative, readable and knowledgeable, I enjoyed his work and style. Click on the picture for a link to a BBC article.