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Iranians cross the border into Turkey, March 2026. AP Photo/Murat Kocabas

May 5, 2026

Where Iranians are going under fire – a real‑time picture of displacement

Francisco Rowe, University of Liverpool; Carmen Cabrera, University of Liverpool, and Elisabetta Pietrostefani, University of Liverpool

How we are tracing the movement of people in Iran despite an almost complete information blackout.

Very wet weather is likely to persuade many regular cyclists and walkers to travel instead by car if they can. This is Bondi Junction after a storm hit Sydney. David Moir/AAP

April 8, 2018

Too wet? Too cold? Too hot? This is how weather affects the trips we make

Jonathan Corcoran, The University of Queensland; Dorina Pojani, The University of Queensland; Francisco Rowe, University of Liverpool; Jiangping Zhou, University of Hong Kong; Jiwon Kim, The University of Queensland; Ming Wei, The University of Queensland; Sui Tao, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Thomas Sigler, The University of Queensland, and Yan Liu, The University of Queensland

The relationship between weather and our travel choices is complicated. We can’t change the weather, but, with many other factors in play, good policy and design can reduce its impacts.

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