Year 13: A2 Module Global Futures

A2 Module: Global Futures

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Natural Hazards

Investigate a virtual earthquake: VirtualEarthquake
Seismic waves: www.forgefx.com
Open University resources about earthquakes: openlearn.open.ac.uk

Eruptions on Montserrat at www.geography.ndo.co.uk , www.caribbeannetnews, www.streetphoto.com, www.danum-photos.co.uk and www.earthchangestv.com.

The Indian Ocean Tsunami: www.nytimes.com
1. Map and summary.
2. BBC News special report.
3. Animated guide to the Tsunami.
4. How did it start and spread?
5. Detailed sets of links: A; B; C; D.
6. Aerial photos and the impact on Aceh, Indonesia.
7. Stories from tsunami survivors.
8. The effects on various countries: www.guardian.co.uk
9. How has aid been spent to help tsunami hit areas? USAid, Christian Aid, ActionAidITDG.
10. Can tsunami warning systems work? And here.
11. Tsunami warning system now up and running: here

Atlantic tsunami threat: www.guardian.co.uk
A tsunami hits Britain: news.bbc.co.uk
Solomon Islands tsunami April 2007: news.bbc.co.uk and

Monsoon rains in India and Bangladesh, 2006: www.guardian.co.uk
Oxfam one year on from the Pakistan earthquake: asian_quake

Hurricane HQ: hurricanehq.net
Hurricane Katrina two years on: www.time.com

How does aid help after natural disasters? www.shelterboxschools.org

Stop disasters game! www.stopdisastersgame.org/

Feeding the World's People

Causes and impacts of famine here, here , here and here .
Food security statistics: www.fao.org
The looming food crisis: www.guardian.co.uk
The Green & Gene Revolutions: www.guardian.co.uk , news.bbc.co.uk , www.globaleye.org.uk , www.whybiotech.com , www.rediff.com , www.foodfirst.org , www.fao.org, www.agbioworld.org , www.globalchange.umich.edu , livingheritage.orgwww.gvnr.com
Africa's food crisis: news.bbc.co.uk.
Oxfam small farmers in Zimbabwe: and zimbabwe/nutritional_gardens.htm