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Groundwater levels in nine African countries raise hopes for a more resilient future
Oct 10, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
Increased rainfall intensity, predicted to occur as the climate changes, could benefit groundwater levels in nine African countries
Oman Natural Heritage Lecture 2019
Oct 03, 2019
Written by
Geographical
Now in its fourth year, this annual lecture series highlights Oman’s flourishing natural habitat. This year, the focus is on the work of the Oman Botanic Garden
Plans to relocate Indonesia’s capital city gain momentum
Sep 25, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
With Jakarta suffering from severe subsidence, pollution and congestion, Indonesia is making plans to move its capital
The future of digital mapping is a tale of two halves
Sep 13, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
A revolution in digital mapmaking is underway and the implications for industry, the environment and all of humanity are huge
Debating India’s smart city vision
Aug 30, 2019
Written by
Abigail Spink
India has pledged $120billion to make its cities ‘smart’. But can such technology help the country solve its most pressing urban issues?
Scientists shoot for world’s tallest wooden skyscraper
Aug 29, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
Buildings made from wood are becoming increasingly common in cities around the world, as designers and architects extol the carbon capturing nature of this underused material
Can we really plant 500 billion trees?
Aug 28, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
The lead author of a scientific study, which claimed that planting trees has mind-blowing potential to tackle the climate crisis, reflects on the mixed response to the report
The growth of the pop-up park
Aug 21, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
A team of researchers in Australia are urging urban planners to embrace temporary green spaces
Artificial intelligence to predict water scarcity conflicts
Aug 13, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
An artificial intelligence tool can predict where conflicts related to water scarcity are most likely to arise
The toxic threat heading to UK beaches
Jul 29, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
Hundreds of historic landfill sites are at risk from erosion and flooding with old, contaminated waste already showing up on English beaches
London confirmed as first National Park City
Jul 25, 2019
Written by
Eveline Vouillemin
London has officially become the first of a new kind of ‘national park’ which places the natural world and sustainability at the heart of the city
Taking out the Himalaya: another piece in the monsoon puzzle
Jul 24, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
A new model of the monsoon system, which dispenses with the Himalaya Mountains, has demonstrated how the ocean impacts the strength and timing of the annual rains
Micronations: the people who create their own countries
Jun 27, 2019
Written by
Vitali Vitaliev
In the second of his features on the world’s geopolitical curiosities, Vitali Vitaliev looks at the generally unrecognised self-proclaimed entities, known as ‘micronations’
Glacier tongues: a freshwater phenomenon?
Jun 07, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
The discovery a long ‘tongue’ of ice beneath a glacial lake in Patagonia could have implications for freshwater glacial stability
Visualising the world’s water security threat
Jun 05, 2019
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Benjamin Hennig explains two cartograms which demonstrate the global water security threat
Environmentalists call for North Sea reef protection
May 29, 2019
Written by
Luke Weir
The Brown Bank a haven for marine life in the waters between the UK and the Netherlands is under threat and requires immediate protection, according to marine protection groups
Concerns raised about Redd+ scheme to conserve forests
May 23, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
The first payment under the Redd+ scheme to conserve tropical forests has been approved, but issues with the data supplied by participating countries could undermine its potential
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