Natural disasters, green issues, environmental policy

Weather & environment teaching resources

Resources | Published 21 April, 2010

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US oil spill

• Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Geographical Association website for KS3

• US oil spill explained

A video explaining the current crisis in the US

• The effects of the US oil spill

How will the environment be affected?

• Louisiana oil spill

Background information on the recent disaster

• Environmental science – oil spills

GCSE topic on the effects of oil spills

• The effect of oil spills on birds

Information about the dangers faced by birds

• Oil slick

Write a front page article

Volcanoes

Primary

• Barnaby Bear Goes To Eyjafjallajökull
• In the news - Iceland volcano
• Geography of islands
• Landscape features

Secondary

• Icelandic volcano - April 2010
• Plate tectonics & volcanoes
• Volcanoes & igneous rocks
• Iceland volcano year 10 revision
• Volcano eyewitness statements
• Volcano news - French topic