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2 weeks ago | 
geographical.co.uk | Bryony Cottam
One Saturday in April, residents from 36 villages of the Shushica Valley in southern Albania gathered to protest against the Himara Aqueduct project.
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3 weeks ago | 
geographical.co.uk | Bryony Cottam
By The new documentary Ocean with David Attenborough has ignited public concern over the destructive practice of bottom trawling within the UK’s marine protected areas (MPAs). The film’s unprecedented footage of seabed devastation has coincided with a new poll revealing that 75 per cent of the British public supports a ban within these supposedly safe havens for marine life.
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1 month ago | 
geographical.co.uk | Bryony Cottam
By We understand how earthquakes happen, but predicting when a seismic event will occur remains a major challenge for scientists. Factors that play a role include rock strength and the presence of faults or weak layers in the rock succession. Recently, researchers have been investigating other, more subtle factors – from lunar cycles and weather to a surprising new possibility: the influence of solar heat.
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1 month ago | 
geographical.co.uk | Bryony Cottam
By In March, the UK’s chief veterinary officer confirmed that the world’s first known case of avian influenza (H5N1) infecting a sheep had occurred on a farm in Yorkshire. While this isn’t the first instance of bird flu in livestock – the disease has spread so rapidly through dairy farms in California that US farmers are calling it ‘Covid for cows’ – this latest case highlights the growing threat the virus poses to a wider range of species, including humans.
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1 month ago | 
geographical.co.uk | Bryony Cottam
By Recent firings and funding cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the USA’s leading weather and climate research agency, are causing concern across the globe.
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1 month ago | 
geographical.co.uk | Bryony Cottam
By On the night of 14 March, 2019, Cyclone Idai made landfall in Beira, the capital of Mozambique. Winds of up to 230 kilometres per hour tore through buildings and flattened neighbourhoods, and storm surges more than four metres high left large areas of the coastal city – home to half a million people – under water. Beyond the city suburbs, many rural families found their food and livestock had been swept away, along with their personal possessions.
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1 month ago | 
geographical.co.uk | Bryony Cottam
• It’s the human connections that make a trip unforgettable• Travel makes you appreciate home more acutely• Even when travel doesn’t go to plan, it can lead to life- changing opportunitiesEilidh Jamieson’s waterfront art studio in Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis, feels a million miles away from Mount Isa, a dusty mining town once named the most polluted postcode in Australia, and the place that first inspired the artist to pick up a paintbrush.
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2 months ago | 
geographical.co.uk | Bryony Cottam
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2 months ago | 
geographical.co.uk | Bryony Cottam
From the icy expanses of the Arctic to the coral reefs of the tropics, our oceans are facing unprecedented challenges. But amidst the growing concerns about climate change and environmental degradation, there are beacons of hope, individuals dedicated to unravelling the ocean’s mysteries and safeguarding its future. One such individual is Mattie Rodrigue, science programme director at OceanX.
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2 months ago | 
geographical.co.uk | Bryony Cottam
By Friday 21 March marks the first ever World Day for Glaciers, a UN day dedicated to amplifying the alarm sounded by scientists who warn that our planet’s ice is disappearing at an alarming rate. According to the World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Global Climate 2024 report, released this week, 2024 was the warmest year in the 175-year observational record, with dire consequences for melting glaciers around the world.
