Geographical

Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Katie Burton

Against the advice of, well, pretty much everyone, Katie Burton left a lucrative career in corporate law to pursue her dream of working in environmental journalism. Having completed a Master's degree in magazine journalism at City University, she joined Geographical in 2018 as production editor and then staff writer. She took over as editor in 2020 but still enjoys writing features when she's not editing other people's.

Review: Forget Me Not by Sophie Pavelle

Review: Forget Me Not by Sophie Pavelle

Jul 29, 2022
From dung beetle to mountain hare, forget me not is one woman's joyous journey to find the lost species of climate britain
A Syrian migrant’s trauma

A Syrian migrant’s trauma

Jul 27, 2022
Review of the poignant memoir I Don't Want To Talk About Home by author Suad Aldarra escaping from the war in Syria
Indonesia: the reality of life next to active volcanos

Indonesia: the reality of life next to active volcanos

Jul 25, 2022
In Indonesia, more than five million people live close to active volcanos. Photographer Putu Sayoga documents their lives
Glider in Loch Ness

Investigating climate change’s impact on the oceans

Jul 21, 2022
Katie Burton visits the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton to speak to the researchers travelling further and deeper to investigate climate change
Pride flag London

Sexuality and the city: the changing geography of LGBTQ spaces

Jul 18, 2022
In cities around the world, the geography of homosexuality is shifting. Queer people are finding new ways to gather
The transition metals needed to power net-zero

The transition metals needed to power net-zero

Jul 11, 2022
The transition to a net-zero world relies heavily on mining raw materials for new green technology but that raises a number of problems
Review: Ritual by Dimitris Xygalatas

Review: Ritual by Dimitris Xygalatas

Jun 25, 2022

Katie Burton reviews Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living by Dimitris Xygalatas, published by Profile Books Anthropologist…

Douglas David Seifert on a lifetime of underwater photography

Douglas David Seifert on a lifetime of underwater photography

Jun 17, 2022
Underwater photographer Douglas David Seifert observes the underwater world and captures the wonders of the waves
Review: Inside Qatar by John McManus

Review: Inside Qatar by John McManus

May 17, 2022
It’s hard to know what to make of Qatar, although that’s not the fault of McManus, whose writing is entertaining, in-depth and compassionate
Review: A Natural History of the Future by Rob Dunn

Review: A Natural History of the Future by Rob Dunn

May 17, 2022
Dunn’s conclusions are often alarming, but he does also provide suggestions and solutions to what we are doing to the planet
Review: Control by Adam Rutherford

Review: Control by Adam Rutherford

May 13, 2022
Katie Burton reviews Adam Rutherford's new book, Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics, published by W&N
Should we mine the deep-sea floor?

Should we mine the deep-sea floor?

Feb 17, 2022
The ocean floor is rich in metals and minerals crucial to the net zero transition - but should we be mining there before we truly explore?
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