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.

Antarctica Iecberg Aerial View.

A huge hole almost the size of Portugal found in Antarctic sea ice

Oct 7, 2026
Satellite imagery revealed huge hole in ice caused by extreme weather conditions such as intense atmospheric rivers and marine heatwaves
Barcelona, Spain - October 31st 2022 -

Barcelona’s new ‘Netflix-style’ algorithm hoped to combat overtourism

Oct 6, 2026
Recommendation technology will be similar to Netflix – learning from user behaviour to recommend personalised plans for both tourists and residents
north carolina USA nature

Why are forests dying along North Carolina’s coast?

Oct 6, 2026
Coastal forest loss in North Carolina has been speeding up after 2010, driven mainly by sea level rise
Hand in ballot box

Brazil’s presidential election heads to runoff in late October

Oct 5, 2026

Second-round vote set for 25 October after Bolsonaro secures 56.1 million votes to Lula’s 53.8 million Brazil’s presidential election has…

California coast

Kelvin waves: the ocean phenomenon raising sea levels on the US West Coast

Oct 5, 2026
This ocean phenomenon raises the sea level, and are common during El Niño events. This year's super El Niño could make them even more intense
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
Load More