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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.
The Caspian Sea is shrinking – but why? - Geographical
2024年10月30日 · The world’s largest inland body of water, the Caspian Sea, faces water level decline, threatening ecosystems, economies & regional stability Amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict, the Caspian Sea has gained significance for energy and trade. It’s crossed on the north–south axis between Russia and ...
The world’s 10 biggest megacities and their changing populations
2023年8月14日 · By Victoria Heath. Megacities – defined as a city with more than 10 million inhabitants – are found globally, with 44 megacities in five continents. By 2050, it is projected that there will be 67 megacities, and the population of the top 1000 largest global cities will increase by more than half a billion.. Megacities in emerging Asia Pacific, as …
The world's top ten deadliest natural disasters - Geographical
2024年10月21日 · By Charlotte Lock. Natural disasters have been a common occurrence throughout human history, and luckily, the death tolls of these events are becoming fewer and fewer thanks to technological advances in mitigation, evacuation and recovery plans.
Nature’s hidden secrets – new species found in 2024
2024年10月6日 · Credit: Popular Science. When this grumpy-looking fish was first discovered this year, scientists believed they were seeing a previously-known species, the fiery dwarf goby (Sueviota pyrios), that hadn’t been encountered since 1972.Upon further analysis, research concluded that this fish was, in fact, an entirely new species, found in the Farasan Banks in Saudi Arabia, as well as near Thuwal ...
Test Your Knowledge with a Bangladesh Quiz - Geographical
6 天之前 · 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.
A country divided: why England's North–South divide is getting …
2021年5月5日 · People also have a higher chance of dying prematurely (defined as death before the age of 75) in the North than the South. ‘Examining data on all deaths in England from 1965 to 2015, we found a 20 per cent higher risk of dying aged under 75 in the North,’ explains Tim Doran, a professor of health policy at the University of York.
The longest & shortest election campaigns around the world
2024年8月28日 · Election periods begin 90 days before election day in the Philippines, and campaign periods do not include the day before or day of election where a blackout period is observed. Television and radio time – known as Comelec Time – is allocated equally between candidates for free throughout the elections.. 10) Canada Image: Shutterstock. The minimum length of an electoral campaign in Canada ...
Eight essential books for geographers - Geographical
2020年12月11日 · Guns, Germs and Steel: 20th Anniversary Edition. Another book that reminds us of the importance of geography to all human endeavour. First published in 1997, Guns, Germs & Steel demonstrates the way in which geographical realties (from agricultural conditions and available plant species to the presence of certain rocks and metals) determined how civilisations grew and prospered (or not).
Lighthouses: the solitary guards of the sea - Geographical
2022年6月1日 · Lighthouses are special places. Quietly suspended between the sea surface and the sky, solidly implanted on the edges of the land, insistently battered by the waves and the wind, lighthouses physically mark the encounter between the elements. They guard the boundaries between the world of humans and the primordial chaos of the water; between perceived […]