Geographical articles from April 2007

Geographical archives from April 2007

A digital Tower of Babel.(Editorial)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Where in the world?
April 1, 2007

Righting New Zealand's spelling wrongs.(WORLDWATCH)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Australian earthquake triggered by mining.(WORLDWATCH)
April 1, 2007

Death Valley road threat.(WORLDWATCH)(environmental groups oppose road construction)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Water-stressed regions of England identified.(WORLDWATCH)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Top 10 highest rate of unemployment.(WORLDWATCH)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
April 1, 2007

Drumlin discovered under ice sheet.(WORLDWATCH)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Musty-smelling yellow, orange and reddish snowflakes fell on a 1,500-square-kilometre area of Russia's Omsk Oblast district, Siberia, during February, causing alarm to residents and prompting officials to dispatch a team of pollution experts to the area.(RUSSIA)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Serious ongoing drought, the worst for more than a century, is causing thousands of deadly snakes to move into residential areas across Australia in search of moisture.(AUSTRALIA)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

A resurgence of Rift Valley fever in parts of Kenya claimed almost 150 lives during December and January.(KENYA)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

A joint pollution-reduction initiative between Paris City Hall and advertising firm JCDecaux will see more than 14,000 bicycles.(FRANCE)
April 1, 2007

A new women only taxi company, Taxi Bisim Banovan (Ladies' Wireless Taxi), has been set up in the Iranian capital, Tehran, in an attempt to make travel for lone females safer.(IRAN)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

The Western Isles council is considering offering financial inducements, including subsidised housing and grants, to women in an attempt to stop them moving to the mainland.(SCOTLAND)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Obituary: Bradford Washburn 1910-2007.(WORLDWATCH)(Obituary)
April 1, 2007

Mapping development in Brazil.(WORLDWATCH)(Instituto Brasileiro de Geographia e Estatistica releases a new map)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Chinese migrants forced to leave children behind.(WORLDWATCH)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Case closed on human links to global warming.(CLIMATEWATCH)(Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Emissions hidden by top UK firms.(CLIMATEWATCH)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Glacial melting getting worse.(CLIMATEWATCH)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Britain's first carbon-neutral village?(CLIMATEWATCH)(Cheshire)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Two thousand islands facing inundation.(CLIMATEWATCH)(effects of sea level rise due to global warming)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

A bright idea.(CLIMATEWATCH)(incandescent light bulbs to be banned in Australia)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Big flower, bigger smell.(CLIMATEWATCH)(titan arum blooms early due to global warming)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Argentina and Chile.(HOTSPOT)
April 1, 2007

Everyday extremes: weather-related disasters are becoming increasingly common around the world.(STATE OF THE WORLD)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Sussex downs and East Hampshire downs.(NATURAL BEAUTY)
April 1, 2007

Herbert Ponting in Japan.(IN SOCIETY)
April 1, 2007

A selection of forthcoming events in April.(IN SOCIETY)(Brief article)(Calendar)
April 1, 2007

China and the West in the 21st century.(LECTURE OF THE MONTH)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Artist in residence joins the Society.(IN SOCIETY)(Simeon Nelson joins Royal Geographic Society)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Lord Curzon's first-aid kit: before he became viceroy of India, George Nathaniel Curzon took this well-stocked medical chest with him on a journey through Afghanistan in 1894.(FROM THE COLLECTION)
April 1, 2007

Geographical Young Geographer of the Year 2007: now into its seventh year, the Geographical Young Geographer of the Year competition aims to inspire and encourage the next generation of geographers, travellers and explorers.(COMPETITION)
April 1, 2007

People of the new frontier.(UYGUR PEOPLE)
April 1, 2007

Consigned to a watery grave.(SHIP GRAVEYARD)
April 1, 2007

It never rains, but it pours.(CHERRAPUNJEE)(Cover story)
April 1, 2007

Modern languages: more than half of the world's languages could be extinct by the end of the century, and many may not last beyond 2050. But an unikely saviour is at hand: far from bringing about cultural homogenisation, as many had predicted, the internet seems to be keeping endangered languages alive.(SPECIAL REPORT: Geographical dossier)
April 1, 2007... THE DECLINE OF global diversity is a familiar, if depressing refrain these days. And while the threats to the world's biodiversity gain regular attention, we were recently reminded that our linguistic diversity is also in danger, as UNESCO...

A shot in the arm.(TETANUS IN MADAGASCAR)
April 1, 2007

Where the river goes down: contrary to predictions almost 30 years ago that the way of life of the cave-dwelling 'People of the Rock' in the Philippines wouldn't survive the cultural influences of the immigrant villages that sprouted up close by, their culture has remained intact. Victor Paul Borg, the first outsider to sleep with them in the caves, reports.(CAVE PEOPLE)
April 1, 2007

Doing things differently: Uganda's remote chimpanzee communities have provided scientists with fascinating new insights into the behaviour of our closest cousins. Christian Amodeo visited two very different protected chimp groups to witness the groundbreaking research taking place.(UGANDA'S CHIMPANZEES)
April 1, 2007

Symbols in the skin.(GEOGRAPHICAL ARCHIVE)
April 1, 2007

A history of getting from A to B.(Cartographies of Travel and Navigation)(Book review)
April 1, 2007

Bedouin and Nomads.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007

Stonings, stabbings and suffering in the desert.(Six Months in the Hijaz)(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007

Popular with pedants.(Plus Ca Change: The Story of French-from Charlemagne to the Cirque Du Soleil)(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007

Wild: An Elemental Journey.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007

Top 10 writer's reads.(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

White Paradise: Journeys to the North Pole.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007

Reappraising an impossible life.(Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer)(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007

Unembedded: Four Independent Photojournalists on the War in Iraq.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007

The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag.(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2007

Extreme eating: essential gear: an expedition marches on its stomach, says Paul Deegan, so the last thing you want to do is make a meal of your provision purchasing.(EXPEDITION FOOD)
April 1, 2007

Ten of the best.(ESSENTIAL GEAR)(cooking utensils)(Buyers guide)
April 1, 2007

Return to the Arctic.(explorer Ann Bancroft goin on a Arctic hike)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Golden axe awarded.(Piolet D'Or awarded to Marko Prezelj and Boris Lorencic)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

A wind up radio and so much more.
April 1, 2007

Ice climbing championships: the results.(OUT AND ABOUT)(2007 Ice Climbing World Cup )(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Take a little look.(OUT AND ABOUT)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Give your old bag a new lease on life.(OUT AND ABOUT)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Malaria III: medical advice from Jason Gibbs, head pharmacist at Nomad Travel stores and health clinics.(Travel health)
April 1, 2007

Explorer's essentials: Oliver Steeds, Discovery Channel presenter and co-founder of iNOMAD.(www.inomad.co.uk)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Collins Traveller's Guides.(The Geographical Good Guide Guide: Helping you choose that vitally important, but often rather confusing, item of kit: the guidebook)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

A picture of the past: geo photo: the world's archaeological wonders have been drawing photographers since the very birth of the discipline.(PHOTOGRAPHY)
April 1, 2007

A budding geologist writes.(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007

Bring on the balance.(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007

In praise of camping.(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007

A Kim-related calamity.(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007

The dust of life.(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007

Not a good test?(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007

Bunker mentality.(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007

Correction.(MAILBAG)(Correction notice)
April 1, 2007

Jo Sargent in conversation with ...(Mike Stentiford, chairman, National Trust for Jersey)(Interview)
April 1, 2007