Geography and natural hazards

GA Chief Executive, Steve Brace, has written an article for TeachWire called ‘Geography and natural hazards – How should you frame them?’

The article outlines what natural hazards are, why the term is up for debate, what variable risk is, a Bangladesh cyclone example, natural hazards in Britain and avoiding ‘single stories’ of places.

Read the article on TeachWire here

If you’re looking to tie this into a lesson on flooding in support of Flood Action Week you can use these resources created by the GA and the Environment Agency.