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Opinion
Is COP29 at a dead end?
By
Marco Magrini
Nov 11, 2024
Geographical's climate columnist Marco Magrini fears that COP29 has nowhere to go as the planet continues to warm
Can microbes save us from plastic pollution?
By
Victoria Heath
Oct 4, 2024
Robin Hanbury-Tenison on solving the plastics problem across the globe before we all end up as waste product
Empire to extinction: The legacy of Bristol Zoo
By
Andrew Brooks
Sep 25, 2024
Andrew Brooks on the passing of Bristol Zoo and the ongoing debate about its role in the 21st century
Will climate change cause more mass migrations?
By
Marco Magrini
Sep 18, 2024
A rapidly warming planet – and worsening climate change – means tens of millions will be on the move in mass migrations, warns Marco Magrini
Should our growing taste for avocados be a cause for concern?
By
Andrew Brooks
Sep 3, 2024
Andrew Brooks on why our growing taste for avocados has complex consequences for international trade & global markets.
Will Putin fail and Ukraine prevail?
By
Tim Marshall
Aug 13, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the worrying fractures appearing in the European and American support of Ukraine
Comparisons can get in the way of geographical understanding
By
Andrew Brooks
Aug 8, 2024
Andrew Brooks on how reductive comparisons can get in the way of true understanding
Is the Baltic Sea a ‘NATO lake’? Only if Gotland is a NATO island
By
Tim Marshall
Jul 30, 2024
Tim Marshall considers the strategic importance of a holiday island off the Swedish coast
What happens to the climate crisis if Trump wins in November?
By
Logan Gourlay
Jul 25, 2024
Marco Magrini considers the impact on tackling the climate crisis if Donald Trump wins the US election
We ask AI to explain why we struggle with solving the climate crisis
By
Marco Magrini
Jul 5, 2024
Marco Magrini asks a sophisticated AI model why we are failing to tackle climate change
Does comparing tackling climate change to the space race make any sense?
By
Andrew Brooks
Jun 6, 2024
Andrew Brooks on why comparisons between the space race and the global environmental crisis are both misleading and counter-productive
The sci-fi world of climate change
By
Marco Magrini
Jun 3, 2024
Marco Magrini on the lessons to be learned from a dystopian climate novel
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