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.

Mosquito

How climate change is changing the map of malaria in Africa

Aug 4, 2026
Climate change has suppressed malaria spread in African hotbeds of today, but is increasing likelihood of disease in cooler regions across the continent
Wildfires in northern Australia have been reduced by half since traditional land management has been introduced

Geo explainer: What is hydroclimate whiplash?

Aug 3, 2026
These rapid swings between wet and dry weather are increasing worldwide – worsening wildfires in Europe and North America
The new study led by the University of Cambridge has revealed that as our springs and summers get hotter and drier, the UK wildfire season is being stretched and intensified.

Geo explainer: The growing problem of UK wildfires

Jul 31, 2026
The Suffolk wildfire shows how wildfire season is becoming more intense in the UK
Huge selection of different used clothes for men, women and children on the rack in a second hand shop or thrift store. Concept of waste problem in fashion industry.

58,000 tonnes of microfibres from textile production leak into the environment annually

Jul 29, 2026
More than 92,000 tonnes of microfibres are lost during production every year, with 63 per cent reaching the environment
Firefighters tackling a wildfire

Geo explainer: What are fire clouds?

Jul 28, 2026
Discover more about pyrocumulonimbus – or fire clouds – and how climate change is making them more widespread
Matthew Hollingham headshot

Travel tips with endurance fundraiser Matthew Hollingham

Jul 27, 2026

Endurance fundraiser Matthew Hollingham talks to Victoria Heath about getting the most out of travel For most people, completing a…

Andy Burnham giving a speech

Which environmental issues does Andy Burnham need to tackle first?

Jul 24, 2026
From Thames Water to tackling bottom trawling, discover the major environmental issues Burnham must address when he takes power
Open water swimming

Equipment matters: open-water swimming

Jul 24, 2026

As heatwaves become more frequent, open-water swimming is more tempting than ever. Tristan Kennedy looks at how to enjoy it…

A crowded street in Lisbon full of tourists

Which countries have more tourists than locals?

Jul 23, 2026
From Monaco to Albania, discover the nations that have more tourists than residents – and how exactly such a difference is impacting life there
Forty per cent of the cut flowers sold in the EU come from Kenya

How Kenya’s flower industry is becoming more sustainable

Jul 23, 2026
After years of criticism over water use, pollution and working conditions, the cut flower industry in Kenya is trying to show it can have a greener future
Damage from bottom trawling in Chilean waters still visible more than 25 years later, study finds

Damage from bottom trawling in Chilean waters still visible more than 25 years later, study finds

Jul 23, 2026

New research shows how biodiversity has not yet recovered on Chilean seamounts despite more than two decades since bottom trawling…

Road flood closed sign under deep water during bad extreme heavy rain storm weather in UK

Around 1.4 million people will be exposed to coastal flooding in UK by 2200, study finds

Jul 22, 2026
'Reasonable worse-case scenario' modelled by scientists would see sea level rise of more than 15 metres across the UK by 2300
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