Living Physical Geography
Author Bruce Gervais explains current events and news stories in terms of physical geography. From forest fires to climate change politics to heat maps that show socioeconomic divisions, Gervais explains how we‘re all Living Physical Geography.
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Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Gervais explores the urban heat island, in which cities become hotter than their surrounding regions during summer months, and discusses the social inequity of this phenomenon. Readers of Living Physical Geography can find related content within the Human Sphere section in chapter 3 Solar Energy and the Seasons. (September 2021)
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Using recent wildfires in California as examples, Gervais explains how and why wildfires have become catastrophic and what the future may hold. Readers of Living Physical Geography can find content connections within chapter 8 Patterns of Life: Biogeography. (August 2021)
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Bruce Gervais explains the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) and their most recent Physical Science Basis report, which the United Nations has called "code red for humanity." Where do we go from here? Readers of Living Physical Geography can find content connections within chapter 7 The Changing Climate. (September 2021)