Thursday, June 15, 2006

The Aleutian Islands and the Alaskan peninsula



The Aleutian Islands and the Alaskan peninsula are shown in this image acquired by the MODIS on the Terra satellite, on May 25th, 2006.

The Aleutian Islands, with 57 volcanoes among them, are in the northern part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Stunning High Resolution Image (JPEG Image, 5600x4400 pixels)

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

GCSE Geography (Physical) Free sample question

Free sample GCSE question about rivers:

GCSE Geog Physical 1 Example.pdf

You have to buy the real papers, and they're between £5 and £7. This one is a free question about waterfalls and flooding, so it could be useful as a practice question in class.

via www.examinationgroup.com

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Active Volcanos - Google Maps

Nice Google Map showing information about active vocanoes:

Active Volcanos - Google Maps API Example


Monday, June 05, 2006

Discovery Channel :: News

Despite the difficulties inherent in predicting climate changes over decades and centuries, Earth's longer term forecast is simple: Same as the last million years.
Million-Year Forecast: Disasters Galore