Geographical

Geographical, previously known as The Geographical Magazine, is the official publication of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers). This organization has been a significant partner and supporter of renowned explorations, including those led by Charles Darwin, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton. The magazine's publishers contribute a licensing fee to the Society, which helps support the growth of exploration, research, and the sharing of geographical knowledge.

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Everest: climbing into crisis

3 days ago | geographical.co.uk | Graeme Gourlay

Mount Everest’s enduring appeal, seven decades after Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s pioneering ascent, has created a mounting crisis. Despite deadly natural hazards and pandemic disruptions, the increasing accessibility of the mountain, driven by ever-improving equipment and commercial expeditions, has resulted in severe overcrowding and pollution. In 2019, viral images of queues to the summit circulated on social media.
Into the urban jungle: how Zealandia became Wellington’s wild heart

1 week ago | geographical.co.uk | Chris Fitch

On a hot, cloudless Saturday afternoon in late summer 1990, two figures in shorts and boots stepped off a residential street in suburban Wellington and into a wooded valley. Having been refused entry at the main gate by a caretaker, they’d found a rough track once used by loggers and construction workers. With a mild sense of trepidation, they disappeared into the forest. The heat was pressing, with very little breeze. But, as experienced walkers, they found the short trek relatively easygoing.
How does solar heat cause earthquakes?

2 weeks 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.
The trajectory of bird flu in the UK

2 weeks 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.
The troubled waters of NOAA

2 weeks 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.
Africa's nature-based solutions to tackle climate change

3 weeks 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.
The new world of global trade taking shape despite tariff brinkmanship

3 weeks ago | geographical.co.uk | Mark Rowe

By Welcome to the new age of global trade, where old certainties are fading and new patterns are emerging with seismic effect. While headlines fixate on US President Trump’s tariffs and their immediate repercussions, a quieter, more enduring shift is taking place. Global trade is no longer a story solely dominated by traditional powers, but increasingly shaped by the rise of the Global South, the reconfiguration of supply chains, and the forging of new regional alliances.
May 2025 Geographical crossword

3 weeks ago | geographical.co.uk | Mark Russell

Welcome to Geographical’s May ’25 crossword puzzle. To complete the crossword, simply type the answers to the questions in the grid, noting that the clues to each answer are linked to their appropriate positions on the grid. There are two additional buttons to the left of the puzzle. ‘Revert’ will clear the crossword of anything you’ve done so far, and ‘Save’ will preserve its current state on your browser so you can come back to it later without having to start again.
Travel tips from artist Eilidh Jamieson

3 weeks 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.
Don't care about the Arctic because it's empty and distant - care because it's busy and close

4 weeks ago | geographical.co.uk | Graeme Gourlay

By Robbie MallettIn his book So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, Jon Ronson describes the internet waking up each day and selecting one person on whom to focus its collective,latent rage.