Post List #4
Why the Sahara desert is growing
Long-term studies reveal the Sahara desert has grown substantially in area over the past century Creeping desertification by the Sahara – the world’s largest warm-weather desert – is nothing new. But a 93-year study by researchers at the University of…
Finding a future: the fate of St Helena
A British Overseas Territory, the home-in-exile of General Napoleon Bonaparte, and the site of a £285million airport to which the airlines won’t fly. Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell visits St Helena, a…
How to perfect underwater photography
There’s a world of visual wonder beneath the waves but it requires equipment, knowledge and an awareness of the environment to properly capture. Keith Wilson offers his tips and tricks…
The unsettling sources of the Nile
The commonly held view of Lake Victoria as the source of the world’s longest river isn’t as clear cut as many would believe. Renowned explorer, author and philanthropist, Sir Christopher…
Why the Sahara desert is growing
Long-term studies reveal the Sahara desert has grown substantially in area over the past century Creeping desertification by the Sahara – the world’s largest warm-weather desert – is nothing new. But a 93-year study by researchers at the University of…
Finding a future: the fate of St Helena
A British Overseas Territory, the home-in-exile of General Napoleon Bonaparte, and the site of a £285million airport to which the airlines won’t fly. Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell visits St Helena, a…
How to perfect underwater photography
There’s a world of visual wonder beneath the waves but it requires equipment, knowledge and an awareness of the environment to properly capture. Keith Wilson offers his tips and tricks…
The unsettling sources of the Nile
The commonly held view of Lake Victoria as the source of the world’s longest river isn’t as clear cut as many would believe. Renowned explorer, author and philanthropist, Sir Christopher…
Why the Sahara desert is growing
Long-term studies reveal the Sahara desert has grown substantially in area over the past century Creeping desertification by the Sahara…