In the opening chapters of Nomad Century, science writer and broadcaster Gaia Vince paints a stark picture of what the world is likely to look like if global average temperatures rise 4°C above pre-industrial levels. This isn’t a distant or unrealistic prospect: climate models suggest we’re currently heading towards a 3°C–4°C rise by the end of the century – less than three generations away. In this rigorously researched, accessibly written and…

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In the January issue of Geographical, we look at why the sixth-longest river in the USA is running out of water. The Colorado River no longer reaches the Gulf of California, sucked dry by over-exploitation and drought. Jonas Kako travelled from the snow-capped peaks of the Rocky Mountains down to the deserts on the border with Mexico and documents with stunning photographs and revealing interviews the impact of these dramatic changes

Elsewhere in the magazine, we…

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In the January issue:

Theft in East Germany, the Wars of the Roses, Arctic exploration, Opium in Republican China, mental illness in the 18th-century, street hawkers, utopia, strikes.

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