July 23


The Bou Craa phosphate mine in Western Sahara, home to the world’s longest conveyor belt

Review: Around the world in 80 ways by Stephen Webb

ByMark RoweJul 17, 2023
Stephen Webb boldly challenges our perceptions and explores the world through maps and data
An African forest elephant in the Congo Basin

The Nature Conservancy’s Peter Ellis on rainforests and travel

ByBryony CottamJul 14, 2023
Global director of natural climate solutions for the Nature Conservancy Peter Ellis talks about rainforests and shares his top travel tips
Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) blooms in our rivers and waterways and produces toxic chemicals harmful to aquatic life

Britain’s water crisis

ByMark RoweJul 12, 2023
Each year, billions of tonnes of raw sewage are pumped into England's rivers and coastal waters. But it is not only the water companies who are to blame
Large ships are powered by polluting ‘bunker’ fuel

Should we use geoengineering to tinker with the planet?

ByMarco MagriniJul 11, 2023
Marco Magrini considers the problems of geoengineering and it's consequences
Valley of the Fallen, Madrid, Franco’s burial place from his death in 1975 until his exhumation in 2019

Review: Spain, The Trials and Triumphs of a Modern European Country

Michael Reid tells an illuminating account of Spain's contemporary history, and what distinguishes it from it's European neighbours
wildlife author, photographer and conservationist Paul Sterry

Writers reads – Paul Sterry

ByGeographical StaffJul 8, 2023
Wildlife author, photographer and conservationist Paul Sterry selects from his library some of his favourite and formative reads
A Romani family

Review: Europe and the Roma by Klaus-Michael Bogdal

ByJules StewartJul 7, 2023
Klaus-Michael Bogdal explains the fascination and fear of the Romani presence in Europe and asks what has lead to this hatred over six centuries
Sunset over the Tigris near the Turkey–Syria border

A wounded river: the Tigris

Leon McCarron travelled the length of the Tigris and was astonished by the cruelty of its modern story yet heartened…

Hole 17 of the Jack Nicklaus-designed Hualalai golf course at the Four Seasons Hualalai Resort on the island of Hawaii

Gray Malin: Coastal regions from the sky

ByGeographical StaffJul 4, 2023
Fine-art photographer Gray Malin captures the beauty and idiosyncrasies of beaches and coastal regions around the world
Digital jigsaw design

The changing world of geography

Alastair Bonnett considers three big changes that are going to have major impacts on how we understand the world
Geographical July 2023

Geographical July 2023

Geographical's July 2023 issue covers England's polluted rivers, the value of urban trees and the complexities of the New York City subway
Blue Lagoon, Iceland

Where in the world – Hot springs

ByGeographical StaffJun 29, 2023
Can you solve our Where In the World quick quiz for July? Just identify the location of these hot springs
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