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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Can Europe's last wild river remain free?

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.
Digital cartography on trial: Mexico sues Google for ‘Gulf of America’ label

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

By Doug Specht, Universtiy of WestminsterBeneath the sun-bleached skies of the Caribbean, where the Atlantic’s azure waters merge with the Gulf of Mexico’s warmer currents, a modern geopolitical drama continues to unfold. This body of water, christened the Golfo de México by Spanish cartographers in the early 17th century, has become the latest flashpoint in a centuries-old struggle: who holds the power to name the world?
UK against trawling in protected seas in wake of Attenborough film

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.
Everest: climbing into crisis

3 weeks 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.
Nimble fingers to shrinking apples: Unlearning the junk science of school geography

3 weeks ago | geographical.co.uk | Andrew Brooks

There were two outdated ideas from my 1990s secondary school geography classes that have long stuck in my memory. The first, from the physical side of the discipline, was the ‘shrinking apple’ thesis – otherwise known as ‘geophysical global cooling’. This theory was an alternative to the concept of plate tectonics. It posited that features such as mountain ranges were formed as the Earth cooled and shrank from an original molten state.
Into the urban jungle: how Zealandia became Wellington’s wild heart

1 month 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?

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.
The trajectory of bird flu in the UK

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.
The troubled waters of NOAA

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

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.