Geographical

Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Geographical Contributors

More than a year after a mudslide devastated Chooralmala in Wayand in July 2024, this family home still teeters precariously over the path of the disaster

How landslides, droughts and monsoons are devastating an Indian state

Nov 5, 2025
Through images, Jennifer Carlos documents the lives impacted by droughts, landslides and monsoons
Housing development

Industrial strategy zones: what are they and should we be worried?

Oct 27, 2025
Doug Specht looks towards industrial strategy zones in the UK and their potential impacts
Biochar up-close

Biochar: ancient soils, modern answers

Oct 22, 2025
Indigenous Amazonians pioneered biochar centuries ago, and some still practise it. British farmers are now turning to the same method to tackle today’s climate crisis
Electricity plant

How can we bring electricity to the world?

Oct 20, 2025

A bold new initiative aims to bring electricity to 300 million people by 2030, unlocking education, clean water, and opportunity…

Wind farms

How positive tipping points can save the planet

Oct 17, 2025

To avoid climate tipping points, we need to trigger positive tipping points towards zero-emission technologies and behaviours Lean back on…

Pentagon

Pentagon press rules: the US’s new media clampdown

Oct 16, 2025
Doug Specht examines the new set of media restrictions imposed on journalists that many describe as a 'blow to American democracy'
A SMALL A protest van parked next to a memorial for the Red Army soldiers lost in the liberation of Kirkenes

A small town at the world’s edge

Oct 15, 2025
Far from Oslo, yet central to NATO, Kirkenes shows how global events have affected a small, remote port...
Writer’s Reads: Jules Stewart

Writer’s Reads: Jules Stewart

Oct 13, 2025
Author and journalist Jules Stewart offers a glimpse into his favourite reads in our latest instalment of Writers' Reads...
Beach in Philippines

Whose beach am I lying on?

Oct 9, 2025
Is your island holiday in paradise on disputed Indigenous ancestral land? Discover more about land ownership in our latest feature...
How Jane Goodall inspired my love of geography

How Jane Goodall inspired my love of geography

Oct 2, 2025
Doug Specht reflects upon the life and powerful legacy of Jane Goodall, the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees
Gaza on map

Gaza at a crossroads: the risks of imposing external governance

Sep 29, 2025
Doug Specht examines Blair's proposal to chair a transitional authority in Gaza, and what it could mean for the territory
Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary

Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary

Sep 24, 2025
An edited extract from ‘Who Will Tell My Story: A Gaza Diary - by an anonymous Gazan manwho has fled his home and is living in exile’
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