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Alex de Minaur at No 8 leads three locals among men’s singles seeds while Nick Kyrgios returns from injury at the Australian Open

Climate scientist say warming temperatures and droughts are making wildfires more frequent and intense.

EXCLUSIVE: Author John Vaillant tells The Independent that human-driven climate change has created dangerous wildfire conditions and thousands of ‘climate refugees’ in the city of Los Angeles

New data reveals worsening drought conditions in Southern California, with severe impacts in Los Angeles County. Climate change exacerbates the situation, ...

What does the future hold for forests in a warmer, drier world? Over the past 25 years, trees have been dying due to effects of climate change around the world. In Africa, Asia, North America, South America and Europe, drought stress amplified by heat is killing trees that have survived…

Santa Ana winds, drought and a hotter planet have helped exacerbate the fires in California

Unrest since October’s election has seen thousands of refugees look for shelter in neighbouring Malawi, despite its drought, food and fuel shortages

Eddie Howe is desperate to end a long trophy drought as decision awaits over potential rebuild of St James’ Park

Denver Broncos clinch playoff spot with a 38-0 win over Kansas City Chiefs, setting up a wild-card showdown with Buffalo Bills.

Africa’s small-scale farmers make up nearly 80% of all farms in the agriculture sector. In South Africa, there are about 2 million small-scale farmers, predominantly Black and based in the eastern summer rainfall region of the country.

Global heating is supercharging storms, floods and droughts, affecting entire ecosystems and billions of people