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In 2006, the Eiger in the Bernese Alps experienced a large rock fall thought to be caused by global warming
Mountains

Rock unsolid

Jan 20, 2016
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Falling rocks and unstable cliff faces are always a hazard for mountain climbers, however, could climate change be adding to the danger?
Back from the dead
Water

Back from the dead

Jan 16, 2016
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Declared biologically dead in 1950s, the Thames is now home to hundreds of species of fish, seals, porpoises and more
Enthusiatic cyclists at the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol
Cities

The Bristol Method

Jan 15, 2016
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Not content with simply being European Green Capital for 2015, Bristol has unleashed a digital toolkit to help educate other cities around the world on urban sustainability and green living
The new map shows geological variation across the US’ largest state
Mapping

Finally, a digital map for Alaska

Jan 13, 2016
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A long-awaited, somewhat delayed, digital geologic map of Alaska has been released, made from a ‘treasure trove’ of geological information
Central Park, Manhattan, New York
Cities

Park life

Jan 05, 2016
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New York’s latest environmental initiative aims to break open the city’s green spaces
El Cono, Sierra del Divisor
Forests

Protecting the corridor

Jan 02, 2016
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National Park status has been granted to a new Peruvian national park, Sierra del Divisor, the final piece in a chain of protected Amazonian rainforest
Medellín: The City of Eternal Spring
Cities

Medellín: The City of Eternal Spring

Jan 01, 2016
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Sarah Gilbert encounters a city once known only for drugs and violence that is being successfully reinvented as a social and artistic haven
Lake Bohinj is the largest permanent lake in Slovenia
Mountains

Snow Bound

Dec 23, 2015
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Travelling in the tiny and relatively new nation of Slovenia, Graeme Gourlay finds it impossible not to notice the connection its residents have with their landscape
Proportional mapping of countries according to animal and plant local extinction threats
Mapping

Species at risk

Dec 19, 2015
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Benjamin Hennig maps endangered wildlife species around the world
Chongqing, China, one of eight low-carbon pilot cities
Cities

Why Chinese cities are different

Dec 08, 2015
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Urban design and sustainable infrastructure will play a huge role in building a low-carbon global economy. But cities in one key player – China – have some significant differences to the rest of the world
Peruvian indigenous people attending a panel on forests at COP21
Forests

COP21 Diaries: Building lung capacity

Dec 02, 2015
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Marco Magrini reports for Geographical on daily events at the COP21 UN climate change conference in Paris
Mapping rewilding
Mapping

Mapping rewilding

Nov 23, 2015
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Definitions of rewilding vary but it can be defined loosely as the process of giving space within human-dominated landscapes back to nature with associated benefits for both wildlife and humans
Loch Lomond in Minecraft
Mapping

Rock around the block

Nov 20, 2015
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The British Geological Survey is using Minecraft to create huge maps of Great Britain
Indonesia’s burning issue
Forests

Indonesia’s burning issue

Nov 20, 2015
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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
Mapping

Earth’s hidden groundwater

Nov 18, 2015
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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
Mapping

Dimensions of poverty

Nov 14, 2015
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With poverty and global development on the agenda, Benjamin Hennig maps out where in the world poverty still persists
Mapping Ebola in hindsight
Mapping

Mapping Ebola in hindsight

Nov 11, 2015
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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
In June, a patch of green develops over Eurasia where carbon dioxide is being stored by plants
Mapping

Watching carbon dioxide from space

Nov 05, 2015
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Observing the Earth’s atmosphere from space, a NASA satellite illustrates changes in the abundance of carbon dioxide
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