Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Hurricane season has started. As powerful wind whips through the Atlantic region, most recently in the form of Hurricane Milton in Florida, images of flooded suburbs and the ruined roofs of family homes can seem hauntingly familiar. Several record-breaking years have followed in quick succession. 2020 saw the most active hurricane season on record, with 31 storms and 14 … [Read more...] about Geo Explainer: Are hurricanes getting worse?
For weeks, over a hundred cargo ships have been lining the waters and ports around the Panama Canal. After the driest two years in Panama’s 143 year record, the canal’s water levels are at a historic low point and the amount of vessels making the passage from one side of the Americas to the other has slowed to a trickle. The long delays have propelled the region into the … [Read more...] about Geo Explainer: Can the Panama Canal survive drought?
Rishi Sunak is reportedly set to greenlight significant airport expansion in the UK The Climate Change Committee (CCC) told Sunak’s cabinet at the end of June that in order to meet Net Zero by 2050, ‘no airport expansions should proceed’ until aviation is sufficiently decarbonised. Yet under current plans, the aviation capacity is set to expand by more than 70 per cent. … [Read more...] about Government plans to reject expert advice to limit airport expansion
Planning rules to be changed to make it easier for councils to approve new turbines with public support After a long eight-year battle, it looks as though renewable energy supporters are heading for a win as British PM Rishi Sunak prepares to revoke the effective ban on building new onshore wind farms. A new proposal, set to be voted on in the House of Commons … [Read more...] about UK to lift ban on new wind farms
Chevron, the second largest oil and gas company in the US, the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the State of Louisiana are suing the White House over 6 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico. The habitat of a whale species on the verge of extinction is at stake at an upcoming court case between oil and gas companies and the US government. The area is protected under … [Read more...] about Oil giants suing US government for protecting the Rice’s whale
Published in the UK since 1935, Geographical is the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).
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