Going Global Edexcel Geography Year 12

"She spent her childhood working in the fields, feeding the family's pigs. The destruction of rural China became for Xiao Zhang a liberation - and an opportunity. This is the story of how her life changed as much as her country."

"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says first half of year was warmest ever and Earth experienced hottest June"

"Over 40 million tonnes of electric and electronic waste (also known as e-waste) are produced worldwide every year. That is boundless heaps of refrigerators, computers, television sets, ovens, telephones, air conditioning units, lamps, toasters and other electric and electronic devices, with a total weight equal to seven times that of the Great Pyramid of Giza. "

"We are heading fast in the wrong direction despite the world gearing up to approve new sustainable development goals and a new climate accord"

"People are living longer. On average, people aged 55 today will live to their mid-to-late 80s. Around 1 in 10 men and 1 in 5 women this age will live to 100 - and receive their telegram from The Queen."

"A well-rounded response to the crisis must encompass a rethinking of EU policy, economic investment in smuggling communities and fact-based debate"

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"The European Union has announced emergency talks on 14 September to deal with the escalating migration crisis."

"Explore new estimates of migration flows between and within regions for five-year periods, 1990 to 2010. Click on a region to discover flows country-by-country."

"Earth 'overshoot day' - the day each year when our demands on the planet outstrip its ability to regenerate - comes six days earlier than 2014, with world's population currently consuming the equivalent of 1.6 planets a year"

"Here, we look at two cities where, against the odds, efforts to promote sustainable living are emerging. The first is Iqaluit, a remote indigenous community in the Canadian Arctic that is entirely reliant on imported diesel for power yet at the same time is seeing climate patterns impact its traditional ways of life. The second is Johannesburg in South Africa, where efforts to promote alternatives to private car ownership are slowly bearing fruit. "

"A bad reputation can be hard to shake off and takes concerted efforts over the long-term - just ask Nike, Nestlé and Asia Pulp and Paper"

"Danny Dorling, Professor of Geography at The Oxford University, talks about population growth and decline, immigration and the prospects for the UK if the No vote win a majority to leave the EU in the forthcoming referendum."

"'The results show that based on plausible climate trends and a total failure to change course, the global food supply system would face catastrophic losses, and an unprecedented epidemic of food riots'"

"A three-year review into the future of air travel around London is due to finish with the recommendation that a new runway be built at one of two existing airports. But while the capital gingerly edges towards airport expansion, other parts of the world are witnessing a massive airport building boom."

"One in every 122 people is displaced by war, violence and persecution, says UN"

"Measures relaxed on Monday night after cars were ordered off streets of Santiago, businesses shut and 7 million residents told to stay indoors"

"The WHO last week named India's capital the worst of 1,600 cities for PM2.5 particles. What are the other measures of pollution, and do the experts agree?"

"PCs and smartphones adding to 'e-waste mountain' that could reach 50m tonnes by 2017, much of it dumped and traded in developing countries, reports "