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The extreme inequality of landslides
Apr 20, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
A new map of global landslide susceptibility reveals vast geographical discrepancies over where landslide deaths occur
Desert discs: solving the mystery of Namibia’s ‘fairy circles’
Apr 11, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
For decades, scientists have been divided over how these eerily perfect circle arrangements are formed in the Namibian desert
Seeing the wood for the trees: how many tree species are there?
Apr 05, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
The first count of global tree species reveals how many are in existence... and how many are threatened
The long haul: are the world’s cities getting closer?
Mar 28, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
The new ‘world’s longest flight’ now spans a distance of more than 9,000 miles, from Doha to Auckland. But is there any limit to aviation’s global connectivity?
The many faces of the Swiss postbus
Mar 27, 2017
Written by
Vitali Vitaliev
For the Swiss, the iconic yellow postbuses are much more than just a means of public transportation. Vitali Vitaliev hops on board for a journey of discovery
Cleaning Venice
Mar 25, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
After years of inaction, could the clean-up of the Venice lagoon finally be underway?
India’s Ganges and Yamuna rivers recognised as living entities
Mar 21, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
Following the recent success of New Zealand’s Whanganui river, India’s Ganges river and Yamuna river become the second and third in the world to be granted the legal rights of human beings
REDD+ or dead?
Mar 21, 2017
Written by
Mark Rowe
The UN-backed REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) scheme, under which developing nations would be paid not to cut down trees, is being hailed as the saviour of the world’s forests. But is it too focused on quantity…
Danger zones: mapping Europe’s earthquakes
Mar 18, 2017
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Where are Europe's earthquakes located? Benjamin Hennig maps the answer
Research Blog: the Tropics and El Niño
Mar 14, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
Was last year’s El Niño a practice run for future climate change? In this introduction to an upcoming series of online blogs for Geographical, Laura Cole shadows the University of Oxford’s Global Ecosystem Monitoring Network and its work to discover…
Logged off: can deforestation be controlled?
Mar 09, 2017
Written by
Marco Magrini
Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at deforestation
Famine returns to the Horn of Africa
Mar 02, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
Drought in the region is turning to full famine – with catastrophic humanitarian consequences
Altitude sickness: cleaning up Lake Titicaca
Feb 25, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
After decades of neglect, a major clean-up of Lake Titicaca is underway, but will it be sufficient?
The enduring legacy of Chapman’s Baobab
Feb 23, 2017
Written by
David Clement-Davies
What was once one of Botswana’s most iconic pieces of natural scenery has fallen, but is the legend really dead? David Clement-Davies looks at the tree’s history and the landscape’s future
Mapping the world’s largest tropical peatland
Feb 20, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
The world’s largest tropical peatland carbon store has been mapped for the first time and it is 16 times bigger than expected
Country File: Mapping rural-to-urban migration
Feb 18, 2017
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Benjamin Hennig visualises how the world has moved to the cities, and what will happen next...
Air failure: long-running Mexico City scheme fails to reduce pollution
Feb 09, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
They have been in place for nearly a decade, but Mexico City’s Saturday driving restrictions have had negligible impacts on solving the megacity’s air pollution crisis
City of Smog: cleaning up Paris
Jan 28, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
As Paris continues to combat its severe air pollution problem, the compulsory displaying of car pollution certificates may be just the ticket
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