Geographical

Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Victoria Heath

After graduating from Warwick University in 2024 with a First Class BA (Hons) in English Literature and Creative Writing with a Study Year Abroad, Victoria now works as the Digital Editor for Geographical.

She loves to travel and regularly seeks out new adventures and experiences abroad and in the UK. Outside of journalism, Victoria is an avid creative writer and is currently working on her first novel.

Victoria is the published author of two books, and her work features in publications including Business Insider, DIVE Magazine, I Am BeYoutiful, as well as her Instagram @byvictoriaheath.

Heatwave in UK

Is it too hot for the UK?

Jul 8, 2026

From freezers failing in supermarkets to railway tracks buckling under the heat, Britain’s infrastructure is struggling to cope with back-to-back…

Bottom trawling undermining protection for iconic marine species

Bottom trawling undermining protection for iconic marine species

Jul 7, 2026
New report finds that just two Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) out of 113 in the UK ban bottom-trawl fishing across the whole site
Gillnet underwater

New coalition targets destructive fishing in Europe’s protected seas

Jul 7, 2026
Organisations will come together to target fishing practices such as bottom trawling in Europe's Marine Protected Areas
A tree with a view from the ground

The booming growth of 66 billion trees on China’s Great Green Wall

Jul 6, 2026
Trees along the Great Green Wall are growing considerably faster than natural forests, scientists have found
eople search amid the rubble of collapsed buildings in the aftermath of powerful earthquakes in La Guaira as rescue and recovery efforts continue

How is the world helping Venezuela?

Jul 2, 2026
In the wake of Venezuela's twin earthquakes, learn more about how countries come together to support the disaster-struck nation in a time of crisis
On The Ground: Laura Cole on the world of podcasting

On The Ground: Laura Cole on the world of podcasting

Jul 2, 2026

Laura Cole, creator of Geographical’s On The Ground podcast, speaks to Victoria Heath on the craft of podcasting Around the…

Javan green magpie

Conservationists race to save one of the world’s most endangered birds

Jul 1, 2026

Emergency rescue plan is being rolled out for a bird so rare that survey teams searching across 12 mountains in…

Ocean close-up

Ocean surface temperatures reach record highs for June

Jul 1, 2026
Record high temperature of 21C recorded across sea surface outside the polar regions, causing widespread impacts, Copernicus finds
A pair of zebra finches

Talking to the birds: scientists make groundbreaking discovery on how zebra finches communicate

Jun 26, 2026
Team of scientists make progress toward a world in which humans can talk to animals through research on zebra finches
Dead tree in the Amazon

World’s biggest consumers cause up to $5.7trillion a year in environmental damage

Jun 24, 2026
Biodiversity loss comprises the largest part of the global damage bill, according to latest study by Oxford University
Coffee production in Brazil

Who stocks the world’s larders

Jun 24, 2026
Just 30 countries account for more than 80 per cent of the world's agricultural exports. Here are the top five and their biggest-selling exports
Digital thermometer in London

UK ministers urged to set out extreme heat plan & maximum workplace temperatures amid heatwave

Jun 23, 2026
As temperatures soar above 35C in latest UK heatwave, Greenpeace are calling for the Government to make sizeable changes to extreme heat plans
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