Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
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The British island with just 28 residents that may need to be evacuated
Lundy, located in the Bristol Channel, faces severe strain on its water supplies with reservoir levels falling to just 13 per cent
At least 139 migrants dead after boat capsizes off coast of Djibouti
At least 15 children are among those who have died on the boat carrying 305 people from Djibouti to Yemen…
Singapore, a nation built at speed
Created at extraordinary speed from political necessity, cultural diversity and global commerce, Singapore embodies many of the defining tensions of the modern age
Palestinian president postpones elections
New decree pushes back legislative elections to September 11 2027, previously scheduled for 28 November this year
South Korea completes first commercial Arctic trip to Europe
The shipping route cuts shipping times between Asia and Europe by a third, with officials wanting to launch regular commercial services by 2030
233 people arrested in environmental crime crackdown across Latin America and Caribbean
Nine countries were involved in the latest operation, in which 312 individuals were also suspected of involvement in environmental crimes
Maps that shaped the world, from Mercator to wartime propaganda
In Power Lines, journalist Peter Keating brings together nearly 100 political maps, tracing how cartography has shaped borders, asserted power and influenced how we see the world
Ministry of Defence objects to at least four wind farms
MOD's long history of objecting to windfarm developments continues after four planned windfarms rejected this year
What makes a beer Belgian, Spanish or British?
The geography behind some of our most familiar lagers is more complicated than it seems
England’s water companies in the first half of 2026 have failed to report 50,000 sewage discharges within legal timeframes
First-of-its-kind analysis reveals more than 50,000 sewage discharges were reported outside legal timeframe in first half of 2026
How ‘underwater umbrellas’ could transform the future of coral reefs
Placing temporary shade on vulnerable Caribbean corals could partly reverse bleaching caused by marine heatwaves
A huge hole almost the size of Portugal found in Antarctic sea ice
Satellite imagery revealed huge hole in ice caused by extreme weather conditions such as intense atmospheric rivers and marine heatwaves
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Published in the UK since 1935, Geographical is the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).
Informative, authoritative and educational, this site’s content covers a wide range of subject areas, including geography, culture, wildlife and exploration, illustrated with superb photography.
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