CLIMATE
Dust up: storms and illness in North America
Jul 19, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
A dramatic increase in dust storms across the western United States has occurred alongside an upsurge of valley fever. New research is exploring possible links between the two, and looking at the complex causes of both
Climate Actions: when the law gets involved
Jul 15, 2017
Written by
Marco Magrini
Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at the legal challenges that lie ahead
Laughing gas released as the Arctic melts
Jul 13, 2017
Written by
Ella Taibel
A study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has revealed that the Arctic tundra could release significant amounts of nitrous oxide (also known as laughing gas) into the atmosphere given the right conditions
The importance of conserving of Kenya’s seagrass meadows
Jun 20, 2017
Written by
Ella Taibel
Compared to other types of carbon sink, seagrass in Kenya can absorb 35 times more carbon – a fact that is helping to kick-start poverty alleviation schemes in the region
High Hopes: The promises of geoengineering
Jun 17, 2017
Written by
Marco Magrini
Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at geoengineering the planet
Future of the Paris Climate Agreement – the expert view
Jun 07, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
Five experts weigh-in on the future of the Paris Agreement now that the United States federal government is no longer involved
Research Blog: the Tropics and El Niño part 2
Apr 28, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
Was last year’s El Niño a practice run for future climate change? In part two of a blog series for Geographical, Laura Cole shadows the University of Oxford’s Global Ecosystem Monitoring Network and its work to discover the impact of…
Sulphur breath: tracking the emissions of volcanoes
Apr 12, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
In a new report, researchers have calculated the global emissions of sulphur dioxide caused by volcanic activity
Moral Debts: the Green Climate Fund
Apr 08, 2017
Written by
Marco Magrini
Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at the trouble with funding
Record bay: Denmark’s amazing sea grass
Mar 11, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
An unassuming beach in Denmark is absorbing record-breaking levels of carbon dioxide
Cows matter: methane, the forgotten emission
Feb 08, 2017
Written by
Marco Magrini
Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at the rise of methane
Green rail? Shipping from China to London
Jan 06, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
Could rail be the sustainable long-distance freight transport the world needs?
The true cost of meat
Dec 25, 2016
Written by
Mark Rowe
As one of the world’s biggest methane emitters, the meat industry has a lot more to concern itself with than merely dietary issues
Heads or Tails: President Trump and climate change
Dec 21, 2016
Written by
Marco Magrini
Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at the US under Donald Trump
Storm riders: how mercury is transported by bad weather
Nov 17, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
Thunderstorms in the US could be transporting harmful mercury from the atmosphere to the ground
COP22: Africa hit hardest by climate change
Nov 11, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Last year saw several African countries the worst hit by extreme weather events, as developing nations continue to be most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change
US Election: The impact of climate
Nov 01, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Could extreme weather cast the deciding vote on the world’s most high profile election?
Oh, Canada: climate action out of Ottawa
Oct 29, 2016
Written by
Marco Magrini
Geographical’s regular look at the world of climate change. This month, Marco Magrini looks at Canada’s carbon plan
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