NATURE
Mediterranean facing plastic crisis
Apr 07, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Human pressure is adding significant plastic pollution to the Mediterranean Sea, with total estimates ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 tons
BAS supports space tests
Mar 27, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
A new life science experiment to study how people adapt to life in remote and isolated locations in preparation for long space flight has been set up at the British Antarctic Survey’s Halley Research Station
What the media misses
Mar 25, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
When the IPCC’s climate change findings are reported in the media, crucial points are often overlooked
Africa’s new oil
Mar 24, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Chad, Uganda and Kenya are trying to find new ways to manage oil boons, with mixed results
North America’s cauldron
Mar 19, 2015
Written by
Keith Wilson
When it comes to geological features and ecosystems, it’s hard to imagine anywhere else in the world more comparable to Yellowstone National Park
The geography of smog
Mar 19, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
As increased pollutant levels hit London and Paris, Geographical looks at how the smoky haze affects the world
Hidden gateways undermine East Antarctica’s largest glacier
Mar 18, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Researchers at the University of Texas have uncovered two gateways on the sea floor that allow warm ocean water to reach the base of the Totten Glacier, speeding up its thinning process
Vanishing coast
Mar 17, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Trinidad and Tobago is losing its coastline, a problem for an island nation where 70 per cent of the population lives near the edge
Tracking Cyclone Pam
Mar 16, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
As Vanuatu recovers from the island’s worst ever natural disaster, Geographical looks at how Pacific cyclones are tracked and how Cyclone Pam’s impact will be mapped
New land ahoy
Mar 13, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
A recent volcanic eruption in Tonga caused a new island to emerge from the sea. But how unique an event is this? And will it last?
US hurricanes predicted in Africa
Mar 13, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Atlantic hurricane development in West Africa could be predicted weeks before formation
Anthropocene in the New World?
Mar 12, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
As the debate over the Anthropocene – the proposed new geological age – continues, a new study argues the epoch actually started in 1610
China’s inconvenient truth [VIDEO]
Mar 12, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
A film uncovering and deploring the extent of air pollution and environmental degradation in China has started a national conversation
Ice sheet melt rate underestimated
Mar 11, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet contains enough ice to raise the global sea level by 16 feet, and it could be melting faster than previously thought
California’s long-term quake forecast
Mar 11, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Outlook is for fewer small quakes, but an increased risk from the ‘Big One’
Law of the wild
Mar 08, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Sweden’s annual wolf hunt was only open for a few hours before a court closed the season. A few days and one court decision later, it was open again
Kiwis dry out
Mar 07, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
New Zealand suffered a record drought between 2012 and 2013, if current weather trends continue 2015 could prove to be even worse
Larsen’s rift
Mar 05, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Larsen A and Larsen B ice shelves are long gone, breaking from the Antarctic Peninsula in 1995 and 2002 respectively. Now researchers at Swansea University suggest that Larsen C, big brother to the two vanished shelves, is cracking up
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