January 24


wind turbine against blue sky

How well is the UK doing in reaching green energy targets?

ByMark RoweJan 13, 2024
The UK has gone further and faster down the green energy road than many predicted. Despite the successes so far, more challenges are ahead
At a protest in London on 19 October 2021 people hold signs and wave the Tigrayan flag outside 10 Downing Street

Tigray: the war the world forgot

ByKatie BurtonJan 11, 2024

The war that devastated Tigray between November 2020 and 2023 may be officially over, but war crimes are still taking…

Tori on the long slog to the North Pole

Adventurer Tori James’ travel tips

ByBryony CottamJan 9, 2024
Adventurer Tori James shares with Bryony Cottam her approach to exploring the world
Waterspout over mediterranean sea

What are waterspouts, and how they are formed

ByGrace GourlayJan 3, 2024
Geographical Phenomena - the remarkable explained. Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water or move from land to water
Having been partially paralysed while fighting for the French Foreign Legion, Macumba now keeps fit by swimming

Stories of the Senegalese migrants who return home

What happens to the migrants who fail to get to Europe? Jennifer Carlos spent six months in Senegal documenting their stories.
Winters view of a lone tree in the english countryside

Exploring close to home: discovering nature on your suburban doorstep

Extract from Alastair Humphrey's latest book Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness
The use of charcoal and firewood is causing health issues among camp residents

A new fuel that could help air pollution in Africa

ByBryony CottamDec 27, 2023
Air pollution is rising across Africa, largely due to domestic fires, but one Kenyan entrepreneur has developed a much cleaner way to cook
Ryker bedroom los angeles

Where children sleep: bedrooms from around the world

ByGeographical StaffDec 25, 2023
In this extract from Where Children Sleep Vol 2, British photographer James Mollison documents the diverse spots in which children spend the night
Glacier melt in Greenland

Climatewatch: Probability problems

ByMarco MagriniDec 22, 2023
Rather than scaremongering, Marco Magrini argues, scientists have, in fact, erred on the side of caution when predicting climate outcomes
Geographical January 2024

Geographical January 2024

ByGeographical StaffDec 21, 2023
Geographical's January 2024 issue covers returning migrants, the war in Tigray, Campi Flegrei tremors and the UK's shift to green energy
Audrey Osler, author of Where are you from? in a garden

Review: Where Are You From? by Audrey Osler

ByKatie BurtonDec 20, 2023
Audrey Osler reflects on her own heritage and the question that people of colour in the UK are all too familiar with
A map detailing the areas at risk from an eruption of the Campi Flegrei caldera

Italian tremors: Europe’s largest active volcanic caldera

ByBryony CottamDec 19, 2023
Magma and volcanic gases are increasingly active at Campi Flegrei where hundreds of thousands would be at risk from an eruption
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