Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Climate
Winter dzud kills two million animals in Mongolia
An extreme winter weather event known as a dzong has killed at least 2 million head of livestock in Mongolia.
Longer summers spell bad news for polar bears
A new study reveals that if Arctic summers continue to get longer then most polar bears will probably starve.
Climatewatch: 1.5°C? It’s now impossible
Marco Magrini explains why he fears the 1.5°C warming target is going to be impossible to meet
Giant ape wiped out by climate change
A new study finds that a giant prehistoric ape became extinct after climate change depleted its food supply.
Housing solutions: Poland’s heat pump revolution
The cost of living crisis and war in Ukraine have accelerated Poland's shift to green energy, as citizens swap fossil fuels for heat pumps
Himalayan glaciers are fighting back against global warming
Surprising research finds Himalayan glaciers might be slowing down the effects of climate change
Climate change dries up Iran’s saffron harvest
Drought and rising temperatures are drying up Iran's valuable saffron harvests and causing world prices to rise dramatically.
Climatewatch: Probability problems
Rather than scaremongering, Marco Magrini argues, scientists have, in fact, erred on the side of caution when predicting climate outcomes
Will the COP28 pledge to ‘transition’ away from fossil fuels be enough?
Marco Magrini considers whether this really is the beginning of the end for carbon energy and we can keep to climate targets
Did climate change re-shape the Fens?
Did a major worldwide climatic event wipe out the ancient yew forests that once dominated the Fens in eastern England?
COP28 update: can a conflicted president deliver on fossil fuel reduction?
As the haggling in this year's COP gets to the final stages, Marco Magrini, wonders what it will deliver on fossil fuel reduction
Climatewatch: changing seasons
Marco Magrini on implications of the changing length of the seasons as a warming world brings longer summers and shorter, hotter winters
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