Tom Hart
BLOOD RANSOM: Stories from the Front Line in the War Against Somali Piracy by John Boyle
Sep 01, 2015
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Books
‘These are nothing like the swashbucklers from Pirates of the Caribbean.’ That’s what people used to say about Somali pirates. We were to understand that piracy had slowly built up an undeserved romantic reputation
All about Etna
Sep 08, 2015
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Tectonics
Europe’s largest volcano smoulders on, but real-time monitoring might help predict the next lava flows
Prehistoric caves provide clues to climate change
Jul 31, 2015
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Climate
Underground water movement in caves reveals climate action above
Storm birds
Jul 25, 2015
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Climate
The golden-winged warbler is elusive and can apparently predict severe storms. But science is catching up with the bird
The goat economy
Aug 15, 2015
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Development
Since Saudi Arabia lifted an export ban on Somaliland’s livestock in 2009, the breakaway state has seen a boom in the trade of livestock, particularly goats
Tackling US wildfires
Jul 17, 2015
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Forests
What can be done to control the wildfire risk in the US?
UK asylum seekers – by the numbers
Jul 17, 2015
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Refugees
In 2014, the United Kingdom hosted 117,161 refugees, 36,383 pending asylum cases and 16 stateless persons, according to the UNHCR
Representing Kurdistan
Jul 14, 2015
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Geopolitics
The Kurdistan Regional Government is a federal region of Iraq, but also represents the possible beginnings of an independent nation. Geographical meets the diplomat who represents the KRG in the UK
Algeria faces the frackers
Jul 15, 2015
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Energy
Algeria’s plans to develop fracking are meeting with local resistance
Explaining Syria
Jul 02, 2015
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Geopolitics
Syria’s civil war involves over 30 different factions. The opposition alone is reported to have 72 sub-groups. Geographical looks at five websites that help shed a little light on the conflict
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