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.

Colombia’s ‘plant hunter’ scientists revitalise country’s biodiversity

Colombia’s ‘plant hunter’ scientists revitalise country’s biodiversity

Dec 9, 2024
Colombia is one of several global biodiversity ‘darkspots’, but local scientists are now discovering plant species on newly accessible land
Garden Against Time

Review: The Garden Against Time by Olivia Laing

Dec 7, 2024
Olivia Laing mediates on the importance and irresistible allure of gardens across history in her latest work
High temperatures preferentially killing the young, not old, research finds

High temperatures preferentially killing the young, not old, research finds

Dec 6, 2024
New study finds 75 per cent of heat-related deaths occur in people under the age of 35, contradicting previous studies
The Hague, Netherlands - april 19 2016: the logo of the ICC international criminal court at the entrance infront of the building itself.

Largest-ever landmark climate change case opens at UN court

Dec 4, 2024
Hearings begin this week at UN court to discuss the obligations of worldwide countries in supporting vulnerable nations against climate change
Beef steers graze on a ranch in Dillon, Montana. The machine nearby releases a seaweed supplement while also measuring the cattle's methane emissions.

Why feeding cows seaweed instead of grass could help the planet

Dec 4, 2024
Livestock account for 14.5 per cent of all methane emissions – but a simple swap to seaweed may counter the harmful gases that cows produce
polar bear on melting ice floe in arctic sea

The Arctic could be ice-free by 2027, new research warns

Dec 4, 2024
First study of its kind shows Arctic could experience first ice-free day in just three years, with significant consequences to the planet
The Darién Gap is a break across the North and South American continents within Central America, consisting of a large watershed, forest and mountains.

Why is the Darien Gap so dangerous?

Dec 3, 2024
Discover more about the harrowing journey that migrants take through jungles, mountainous terrain and rapid-filled rivers in the Darien Gap
Midnight Sun and the entrance to the Lamaire Channel on the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica.

China opens first monitoring station in Antarctica

Dec 3, 2024
New monitoring station in Antarctica opened by China will provide continuous observations of atmosphere to aid understanding of climate change
Expedition vessel cruising through sea ice in Svalbard

Arctic deep sea mining plans halted in Norway

Dec 2, 2024
Norwegian government has agreed to stop first licensing round for deep sea mining in Arctic waters after mounting pressure
Bees on Blue eryngium

Bee-killing pesticides polluting the vast majority of English rivers

Dec 2, 2024
Just one teaspoonful of toxic pesticide can kill 1.25 billion bees – but may soon be authorised for 'emergency' use for fifth time.
An African elephant drinking water

Climate-induced poisoning killed more than 300 African elephants, study suggests

Nov 29, 2024
Elephants drinking from water holes where toxic algae populations exploded due to climate change suggested to have caused mass die-off
8 November 2013. Tacloban, Philippines.Typhoon Haiyan, known as Super Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, was one of the most intense tropical cyclones on record.

Why is the Philippines experiencing so many typhoons?

Nov 28, 2024
Six typhoons hit the Philippines in one month. Find out more about these devastating events & why exactly the country is so prone to typhoons
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