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.

coal fired power station silhouette at sunset, Pocerady, Czech republic

New tool can monitor climate effects of fossil fuel projects and companies

Sep 30, 2026
New tool can show how much damage new projects cause across eight areas, from heatwave deaths to loss of crops
Smoke from wildfire

Almost 40 per cent of the world’s population exposed to harmful ozone pollution in 2026

Sep 30, 2026

Extreme heat and human-caused air pollution have led to dangerous levels of ground-level ozone, affecting almost 40 per cent of…

Bangkok, Thailand. September 28, 2026. Cars wading through flooded road following heavy rain across Bangkok as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration declared a public flood disaster.

Bangkok hit by heavy rainfall and deadly floods

Sep 30, 2026
Around 320mm of rain fell in Bangkok across just two to three days –almost equivalent to what the city expects in the entire month of September
Aerial of the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

New map reveals Greenland’s hidden landscape

Sep 29, 2026
Valleys underneath Greenland's 1.7-million-square-kilometre ice sheet are seen for the first time by NASA scientists
Sylhet, Bangladesh - 30 May 2024: Climate change and water coming down from the mountains have flooded the lowlands of Sylhet.

Global warming projected to divert ‘atmospheric rivers’ to Asia’s cities

Sep 29, 2026

Urban areas, particularly in regions in northern China, India, and Bangladesh, could see more extreme rainfall from atmospheric rivers Climate change…

Tim Hannigan Writer's Reads

Writer’s reads: Tim Hannigan

Sep 29, 2026

Discover more about Tim Hannigan’s favourite literary picks in our latest instalment of Writer’s Reads… Tim Hannigan is a travel…

Planet Earth in outer space. North America. Night on planet with cities lights. United States, Canada, Mexico at night viewed from space. Nightly Earth. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

Two European satellites launch into space, expanding understanding of Earth

Sep 22, 2026
New European satellites – Sentinel-3C and FLEX – will help scientists detect wildfires, monitor water quality, understand vegetation health and more
Covers of Geographical October 2026 edition on iPad and iPhone

Out now: October 2026’s Geographical Magazine

Sep 21, 2026
In this month's issue, venture to Iceland, South Sudan, Alaska and more...
Books in grass surrounded by some flowers

The winners of the 2026 Wainwright Prizes

Sep 18, 2026
Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane's latest work, The Book of Birds, won the competition's Book of the Year award
RASUWA, NEPAL- August 31, 2026: devastating flood in the Bhotekoshi River on August 26 caused widespread destruction in Betrawati Bazar, located along the border of Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts in Nepal. The flood damaged homes, businesses, roads and other infrastructure, leaving the area severely affected.

Climate change a ‘likely contributing factor’ in deadly Nepal floods, new study reveals

Sep 17, 2026

Human-induced climate change played a role in the ‘preconditioning of the disaster’ that killed 1,400 and left 6,150 missing A…

Cocoa beans up close

Chocolate production threatened by heavy rainfall

Sep 16, 2026
Heavy rainfall is an 'underappreciated risk' threatening cocoa production – but better warnings before extreme rains could help farmers protect their harvests
hands of indigenous woman touching potato growing plant in the highlands of Guatemala

At least 124 land and environmental defenders killed globally in 2025

Sep 16, 2026
Only two South American countries – Colombia and Brazil – accounted for 52 per cent of the killings in 2025
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