Monthly Archives: June 2024

‘Where Do Refugees Come From?’ Graphic

Posted on June 24, 2024 by devongeography

Powerful graphic from the House of Commons library collection. Zoom in for useful details!

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Global Oil Production

Posted on June 16, 2024 by devongeography

Video produced using ‘Human Pal’ – https://app.humanpal.io/ Despite global concerns about climate change, oil continues to be one of the world’s most important resources. Oil is produced by a fairly limited group of countries, with three nations (United States, Russia, … Continue reading →

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Copernicus ‘State of the Climate in Europe’ Report

Posted on June 13, 2024 by devongeography

Copernicus has recently released its ‘European State of the Climate’ Report. Here are some ‘tasters’: Check it out here: climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023/snow-and-glaciers?utm_source=socialmedia&utm_medium=tw&utm_id=esotc-2023    

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Preparing For D Day – North Devon’s Military History. Part Six – A Walk From Croyde to Putsborough

Posted on June 10, 2024 by devongeography

“If Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton, surely the sands of the North Devon beaches contributed importantly to the success of the assault over the Normandy beaches.” (Paul W Thompson, Brigadier General, US Army) With the 80th … Continue reading →

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Preparing For D Day – North Devon’s Military History. Part Five – A Walk Through Braunton Burrows to Saunton

Posted on June 9, 2024 by devongeography

“If Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton, surely the sands of the North Devon beaches contributed importantly to the success of the assault over the Normandy beaches. (Paul W Thompson, Brigadier General, US Army) With the 80th … Continue reading →

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Preparing For D Day – North Devon’s Military History. Part Four – A Walk At Crow Point

Posted on June 7, 2024 by devongeography

“If Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton, surely the sands of the North Devon beaches contributed importantly to the success of the assault over the Normandy beaches.” (Paul W Thompson, Brigadier General, US Army) With the 80th … Continue reading →

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Preparing For ‘D Day’ – North Devon’s Military History. Part Three – A Detailed Look At Events That Took Place On The North Devon Beaches

Posted on June 5, 2024 by devongeography

“If Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton, surely the sands of the North Devon beaches contributed importantly to the success of the assault over the Normandy beaches.” (Paul W Thompson, Brigadier General, US Army)  With the 80th … Continue reading →

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Preparing For ‘D Day’ – North Devon’s Military History. Part Two: History Of The Assault Training Centre

Posted on June 4, 2024 by devongeography

“If Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton, surely the sands of the North Devon beaches contributed importantly to the success of the assault over the Normandy beaches.”  (Paul W Thompson, Brigadier General, US Army) With the 80th … Continue reading →

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Preparing For ‘D Day’ – North Devon’s Military History. Part One: A Walk Through The Training Area

Posted on June 3, 2024 by devongeography

“If Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton, surely the sands of the North Devon beaches contributed importantly to the success of the assault over the Normandy beaches.”                      … Continue reading →

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Preparing For D Day – ‘Exercise Tiger’ at Slapton Sands

Posted on June 1, 2024 by devongeography

A recent blog on this site described a walk at Slapton Sands in south Devon. It mentioned that training for the D Day Normandy landings took place at this location in April, 1944. This blog provides more detail about ‘Exercise … Continue reading →

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