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Rock around the block
Nov 20, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
The British Geological Survey is using Minecraft to create huge maps of Great Britain
Indonesia’s burning issue
Nov 20, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Extreme forest and peat burning in Indonesia has released over three times the annual fossil fuel emissions of the United Kingdom
Earth’s hidden groundwater
Nov 18, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
For the first time, scientists have been able to calculate the quantity of groundwater up to two kilometres beneath Earth’s crust. They found that less than six per cent of it is renewable within a human lifetime
Dimensions of poverty
Nov 14, 2015
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
With poverty and global development on the agenda, Benjamin Hennig maps out where in the world poverty still persists
Mapping Ebola in hindsight
Nov 11, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
A team of researchers have mapped the course of the deadly Ebola virus in Sierra Leone. They hope it will aid disease response in the future
Watching carbon dioxide from space
Nov 05, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Observing the Earth’s atmosphere from space, a NASA satellite illustrates changes in the abundance of carbon dioxide
A billion for Brazil
Oct 31, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
The Norwegian government is set to complete the transfer of US$1billion to Brazil’s Amazon Fund, in recognition of the South American country’s efforts to tackle deforestation
Urban security
Oct 30, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Preparing for a seemingly limitless number of future threats has become a major challenge for the world’s cities, and helping to build resilience into their infrastructure is their ultimate goal
What’s in a name?
Oct 28, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
The highest mountain in North America’s has been renamed ‘Denali’ after 98 years of being called ‘Mount McKinley’
Ecological footprints
Oct 20, 2015
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Benjamin Hennig maps humanity’s ecological footprints
Israel, Palestine and the environment
Oct 08, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
The Arava Institute brings together Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanian and international students to talk about a shared issue – the environment
Rainbow nation
Sep 21, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Riding the new fad for adult colouring books, the Ordnance Survey has a produced a set of labyrinthian city maps to get your felt tips into
People and the sea
Sep 15, 2015
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Benjamin Hennig illustrates how our world would look if proportionally represented by population
Aerosols affecting West Africa
Aug 28, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Unchecked pollution from West African cities could harm health, affect food production, and even change the monsoon season warn scientists
The start of the Pyrenees
Aug 26, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
A ride up La Rhune, on the French-Spanish border, gives an insight into a unique regional Basque landscape
Drying out
Aug 22, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Chile’s government is taking urgent action to prevent a water crisis after continuing low rainfall leaves no end in sight for the drought which has afflicted the country
The true size of the world
Aug 20, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
A mind-bending, interactive map shows the actual sizes of countries nearer the Equator
Earth at Night
Aug 08, 2015
Written by
Benjamin Hennig
Benjamin Hennig maps our illuminated earth by night
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