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Bangladesh And East India Bear The Brunt Of Cyclone Amphan In The Midst Of COVID-19
28
May

Bangladesh And East India Bear The Brunt Of Cyclone Amphan In The Midst Of COVID-19

By admin commentsAmphan, Bangladesh, Cyclone, weather, Climate change, East India

Bangladesh and East India are, sadly, no strangers to cyclones, but in May, 2020, the worst storm for 13 years hit the area. In an area already bearing the brunt of so much climate change, in the midst of a global COVID-19 pandemic, the damage is heart-rending.
 
Cyclone Amphan first made landfall on 13 May 2020 as a low pressure system. By 16 May 2020, winds had reached sustained speeds of 100mph, according to data from the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
 

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June bugs and barbecues or raining cats and dogs? What's the June weather like where you are?
12
Jun

June bugs and barbecues or raining cats and dogs? What's the June weather like where you are?

By admin commentsweather, June, washout, mutilingual, bilingual, education, eal, english as another language, early years education, mantralingua

After a warm and sunny Easter, we had high hopes for a similar kind of summer - but so far it's been a bit of a washout, as they say. I know it's a cliché that we talk about the weather such a lot in Britain and many other countries, but to be fair, it's because we have such a lot of it. The fact that I have had to dig out wellies and waterproofs (and a sturdy umbrella or two) in the last few days really got me thinking about how we talk about the weather, in general. While we all know that climate change is now a reality, the daily weather remains a popular topic of conversation.

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