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A brief geography of time
Oct 21, 2017
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Sometimes referred to as the fourth dimension, time has a highly geographical relevance
Offsetting Trump: tree-planting campaign
Oct 11, 2017
Written by
Lauren James
A global, citizen-led carbon sequestration scheme is aiming to combat damaging US climate policies
Glacial Growth: cracking the ‘Karakoram anomaly’
Oct 10, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
Among the Himalaya region, which along with most of the rest of the planet is steadily warming, there lies an aberration which is allowing glaciers in the area to remain stable, even grow in size, rather than melt and shrink
Recycled air: cycling cities clean
Oct 04, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
Beijing looks set to welcome to its streets an innovative method of combating air pollution
London National Park City Foundation launched
Oct 03, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
The next step towards declaring London a National Park City is underway
Healthy planet
Sep 16, 2017
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
The spatial distribution of healthcare workers globally tells us a lot about levels of development and wealth around the world
Beetlemania as invasive species spreads north
Sep 07, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
After an ‘unprecedented’ surge northwards into New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, the southern pine beetle is expected to continue expanding its range into large portions of northern US and southern Canadian forests
Price of peace: deforestation in Colombia
Aug 29, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
The historic end of civil war in Colombia has had unforeseen consequences for the country’s natural environment, particularly the Amazon rainforest
United Hates of America
Aug 14, 2017
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Where in America can the country's various hate groups be found?
Losing Louisiana: the sinking state
Aug 08, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
The southern US state is sinking twice as fast as previously thought, with human mismanagement of its coast being held largely to blame
Iceland Invaders: coping with the numbers
Aug 05, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
An increase in visitors is putting severe strain on Iceland’s ability to cope
Air pollution: facing the music
Aug 03, 2017
Written by
Matt Maynard
Air pollution campaigners hold a disco roadblock, but can it make a difference to public opinion?
The air that we breathe
Jul 28, 2017
Written by
Anthony Lambert
Cities the world over are struggling to improve air quality as scandals surrounding diesel car emissions come to light and the huge health costs of pollutants are better understood. Anthony Lambert reports
‘Dirty bank’ cleaning up its act?
Jul 20, 2017
Written by
Alice Sloman
HSBC has requested a Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil investigation into one of its own clients, Noble Plantations
The lighter side
Jul 18, 2017
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Benjamin Hennig explores visions of a world made bright by humanity
Environmentalists rejoice at EU call for Polish logging ban
Jul 14, 2017
Written by
Alice Sloman
The EU has asked the European court to authorise an immediate ban on logging in one of Europe’s last primeval forests, Białowieża, in Poland
Research blog: the Tropics and El Niño part 3
Jul 13, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
Was last year’s El Niño a practice run for future climate change? In part three of a blog series for Geographical, Laura Cole shadows the University of Oxford’s Global Ecosystem Monitoring Network and its work to discover the impact of…
Link between air pollution and diabetes grows stronger
Jul 13, 2017
Written by
Ella Taibel
Far from being separate threats, scientists have found links between air pollutants and a rise in type-2 diabetes
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