Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Climate
The flight risk of monarch butterflies
Every autumn, millions of monarch butterflies set off on a 4,800-kilometre journey to Mexico. But the forests and wildflower corridors that sustain them are changing rapidly – and the migration may be running out of time
The resilience test of the Caribbean
Bryony Cottam looks toward the Caribbean and how its islands are showing what climate adaptation really means on the front line
A France-sized piece of ice is missing from Antarctica’s West Coast
Around 650,000 square kilometres of winter sea ice in West Antarctica did not freeze over this year, researchers say
How the UN’s General Assembly climate resolution changes everything
The decision that brought international climate law out of the courtroom and into global politic
Study finds link between climate change and heat-related heart disease
A new study predicts that human-caused climate change will accelerate heart-related diseases in the US, particularly in southern states
The hidden impacts of scuba diving tourism on coral reefs
New study reveals how even well-intentioned scuba divers contribute to reef damage in the world’s oceans/
The future already exists
The warning lights are flashing, but the building blocks of a different civilisation already exist – and they work
More than 100 data centres in UK to use gas for electricity
Data centre operators are turning toward gas for electricity after delays in connecting to the UK's National Grid
The growing cost of insuring against extreme weather events
Discover how insurance against extreme weather events is being transformed by climate change
How climate extremes rewrite geopolitical power
A warming Pacific exposes the fragile fault lines of a divided world, Doug Specht argues
Hidden methane emerging from beneath the ice reveals Greenland’s sensitivity to climate change
New study from Oulu University reveals how responsive the Greenland ice sheet is to climate change – more so than models predict
How desalination became the Gulf’s greatest vulnerability
Examine the water dependency of Gulf states and how desalination is vital for their habitability and future.
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