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Storm spaces
Jul 12, 2015
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Benjamin Hennig maps the cyclones and typhoons created by the world's weather systems
UK land becoming more urban
Jul 07, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
A new map shows how UK land use is continuing the trend of converting forest and agricultural land to artificial surfaces
Vanishing glaciers of Everest
Jul 02, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
At the Royal Society Summer Exhibition, a team of researchers discuss the future of the glaciers found on the world’s highest mountain
Destructive dams
Jul 01, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
They may enjoy a clean, green reputation, but the environmental impact of dams built for hydroelectric energy appears far worse than first believed
Taking root
Jun 28, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Deforested for years, the Swat district in Pakistan wants to plant one billion trees
The geography of homelessness
Jun 26, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
The real homelessness problem may be in the North and not London, but much depends on definitions
World religions
Jun 07, 2015
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Benjamin Hennig explores the distribution of major religions around the world
In defence of bogs
Jun 05, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Bogs - the scourge of all walkers - rarely get any friendly publicity. However, Geographical explores how the boggy plant, sphagnum moss, is wooing biologists
Painting by numbers: chemical variation in the Amazon
Jun 01, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Mapping the chemical fingerprint of the Amazon lowlands from the air reveals the secrets of the forest canopy and the soil beneath
Battle in Seattle
May 31, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
America’s most eco-conscious city rejects plans to host Shell’s Arctic drilling fleet
Muddy Waters
May 24, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
England’s rivers are under the spotlight, after recent findings suggested only 17 per cent are in either good or high health
The African Manhattan
May 23, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Construction has begun on South Africa’s brand new £500million, 1,600-hectare city, but some are expressing fear over a growing ‘Chinese incursion’ into the region
Clearing the way
May 17, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Seven million passengers in a city with 21 million inhabitants means constant gridlock for Lagos and more than 50 per cent of Nigeria’s total greenhouse gas emissions
Stop cattle laundering, save the Amazon
May 14, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
A loophole in Brazil’s cattle ranch regulations threatens to undermine recent successes at curbing the beef industry’s impact on deforestation
Smart city on the Mongolian steppe
May 13, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
The next country to jump on the smart city bandwagon could be Mongolia, with plans for a new eco-metropolis near Ulaanbaatar. However, critics argue that it is little more than a project designed by Germans architects for Chinese investors
The geography of London’s gangs
May 13, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
There are 225 gangs operating in London. But organised crime isn’t as organised as people think
Saviours of Sri Lanka’s mangroves
May 12, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Sri Lanka is becoming the world’s first country to protect the entirety of its mangrove forests, amid a major community development and conservation project
Behind the brew
May 10, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Four years ago, there were 95 breweries in New York. Today, following careful cultivation by the state government, there are over 200
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