Geographical articles from May 2007

Geographical archives from May 2007

Our rapidly changing world.(preserving tradition)(Editorial)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Tibetan plateau yields mineral riches.(WHERE IN THE WORLD)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Isotope analysis solves winter warbler mystery.(WHERE IN THE WORLD)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... An international collaboration of conservation groups has finally figured out exactly where rare aquatic warblers go during the winter--a national park in northwestern Senegal. In what the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has...

Tourism threat to Angkor.(WORLDWATCH)(Angkor Wat, Cambodia)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Exit El Nino enter La Nina.(WORLDWATCH)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Plan to plug Indonesian mud volcano.(WORLDWATCH)(Sidoarjo, East Java)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Belgians Alain Hubert and Dixie Dansercoer are attempting to cross the Arctic from Siberia to Greenland to mark the International Polar Year.(ARCTIC)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

For the first time in 200 years, a beaver has been spotted swimming in New York's Bronx River.(USA)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

The Polish government has disregarded Polish and European environmental protection laws and given the go-ahead for part of the Via Baltic road.(POLAND)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Scientists and volunteers from Earthwatch have compiled a GIS database that details permanent and temporary water supplies, including springs, rivers, pools and dams, in the Samburu region of northern Kenya.(KENYA)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

A Dubai-based construction company is in talks with the governments of Yemen and Djibouti over plans to connect the two countries via a 14-kilometre road and rail bridge across the Red Sea.(AFRICA)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

The first printed atlas of England and Wales was sold at auction in March for 669,000 [pounds sterling].(UK)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

The Nepalese monarchy looks set to be dismantled, with the previously pro-monarchy prime minister saying that it's time to clear the way for a republic.(NEPAL)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Top 10 least economically dependent on agriculture.(Table)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Volcano round-up.(WORLDWATCH)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

France heading towards economic dominance.(WORLDWATCH)(Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft Koln report)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Kosovo on the road to independence.(WORLDWATCH)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Wither our woodlands?(CLIMATEWATCH)(endangered plants of Britain)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Storm clouds gather as Asian pollution rises.(CLIMATEWATCH)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

On a green mission to China and India.(CLIMATEWATCH)(green technology from the United States)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

It's good to share.(CLIMATEWATCH)(www. dnf.org/applications/atlantis)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Turning zest into zoom.(CLIMATEWATCH)(auto fuel from citrus fruit skins )(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Driving eco-awareness.(CLIMATEWATCH)(ecofriendly Honda Formula One team )(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Scotland's shape-shifting sheep.(CLIMATEWATCH)(Soay sheep)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Belarus.(HOTSPOT)(Country overview)
May 1, 2007

Biodiversity: almost all large-scale human activity has an impact on nature.(STATE OF THE WORLD)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Northumberland coast.(NATURAL BEAUTY)(Travel narrative)
May 1, 2007

Giving geographers a voice.(IN SOCIETY)
May 1, 2007

Forthcoming events in May.
May 1, 2007

Ambassador scheme visits more than 2,000 pupils.(Action Plan for Geography)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Mary Kingsley's fur hat: renowned for her unconventional behaviour and appearance, Mary Kingsley wore this moleskin hat during her travels in West Africa.(FROM THE COLLECTION)(Biography)
May 1, 2007... Described in an obituary for the African Society's Journal, as "an excessively amusing woman with a strange taste for odd forms of peril", Mary Kingsley came to adventuring late in life, despite the fact that exploration seemed to be in her...

Sunken treasures.(UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY)
May 1, 2007

White gold of the Sahara: salt from the Taoudenni mines the northernmost tip of Mali is still carried across the desert to Timbuktu by camels. It's a gruelling journey, but that didn't stop John Pilkington from experiencing it for himself.(SAHARA SALT MINES)
May 1, 2007

Puer gold: more akin to fine wine than your humble morning brew, Puer tea commands both slavish devotion and stratospheric prices. Ross Duggleby heads for the hills of China's Yunnan province to trace the origins of this unusual commodity.(PUER TEA)
May 1, 2007

The new El Dorado: five hundred years after the Spanish conquistadors scoured the Ecuadorian Andes in search of El Dorado, the fabled city of gold, young Ecuadorians are travelling back across the Atlantic in search of a new life in the 'Old World'. But, although the immigrants are filling a gap in the Spanish labour market, their arrival has been contentious.(SPANISH IMMIGRATION)
May 1, 2007

Fisherman's friend: for centuries, fishermen in Bangladesh have used otters to chase shoals of fish into waiting nets, but with catches dwindling, the practice is in danger of disappearing. Photojournalist Simon de Trey-White ventures into the vast mangrove forests of the Sundarbans to document this vanishing collaboration.(FISHING WITH OTTERS)
May 1, 2007

Writer on the road: one of the true elder statesmen of travel writing, Colin Thubron muses on his latest book, Shadow of the Silk Road, the dangers of vodka and why you're never alone when you're on the road.(GEOPEOPLE: COLIN THUBRON)(Interview)
May 1, 2007

From paras to twitchers: a quarter of a century ago, the war with Argentina thrust the Falkland Islands into the nation's consciousness. But how has this remote sub-Antarcitc archipelago fared since the end of hostilities?(FALKLAND ISLANDS)
May 1, 2007

Armed and dangerous.(war)
May 1, 2007

Where conflicts collide.(The Savage Border: The Story of the North-West Frontier)(Book review)
May 1, 2007

A New World: England's First View of America.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 1, 2007

Arthur Ransome and Captain Flint's Trunk.(Book review)
May 1, 2007

If You Fall ... It's a New Beginning.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 1, 2007

Tony Wheeler's Bad Lands: A Tourist on the Axis of Evil.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 1, 2007

Top 10 writer's reads.(Peter Godwin's book list)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Be Your Own Landscape Detective: Investigating Where You Are.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 1, 2007

Colors: What They Mean and How to Make Them.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 1, 2007

Captain Vancouver, North-West Navigator.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 1, 2007

The Ascent of Rum Doodle.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 1, 2007

From social reform to barking lunacy.(The First Emperor of China)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 1, 2007

The Kiwi's Egg: Charles Darwin and Natural Selection.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 1, 2007

The River of Lost Footsteps: A History of Burma.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 1, 2007

It's a jungle out there.(Kalimantan, Indonesia)(Travel narrative)
May 1, 2007

Ten of the best.(ESSENTIAL GEAR)(jungle expedition kit)
May 1, 2007

Sir Ran reaches Eiger summit.(Sir Ranulph Fiennes)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Viking invasion!(walking shoes from Highlander)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Rubber protection for mobile phones.(Skins Mobile)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Recyclable maps released.
May 1, 2007

Fast food, expedition style.(Primus EtaPower camp stove)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Travel trekking towels.(TrekTowels from Lifeventures)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Staying in charge on the move.(Powermonkey battery)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

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

Explorer's essentials: John Pilkington, explorer, broadcaster and author.(OUT AND ABOUT)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Trailblazer British Walking Guide series.(The Geographical Good Guide Guide)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007

Space odyssey.(space photography)
May 1, 2007

Turbine timescale missing.(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2007

Getting back to basics.(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2007

Poignant image.(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2007

A neglected New Zealand.(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2007

Bring back map skills.(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2007

A thought-provoking look at language.(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2007

Floating folly.(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2007

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

Mark Ellingham.(Natalie Hoare in conversation with ...)(Rough Guides Publishing)(Interview)
May 1, 2007