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FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as survey highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear The government quietly scrapped plans to prepare the countryside in England for wildfires, it has been revealed. This was despite new data showing fire crews do not have the proper protective gear to tackle them. This summer has been a potent reminder of the scale of the threat posed by the climate crisis, with the UK experiencing record-breaking wildfires after punishingly hot and dry weather turned large parts of the countryside into a tinderbox. Continue reading...

A major Ecuador study finds cleared rainforests can recover 90 percent of their species diversity in just 30 years, as long as humans leave the land alone.

Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires: FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as survey highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear The government quietly scrapped plans to prepare the countryside in England for wildfires, it ha...

On Saturday, October 3, the Power to the People festival, organized by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, took over the stage at the Merriweathe...

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Democracy dies in the darkness

Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.

There is a long tradition of caution among Roman historians. Anachronism, modern terms, values, and frameworks can all easily overwhelm our fragmentary sou

The world’s most powerful country responded to the worst terrorist attack in its history by inflicting terror of its own – around the world, and at home

In January 2025, the Trump administration cut off funding for a program to identify and monitor landslide hotspots in Ne

Ancient Greece meets modern music at Parthenon Nashville, where the Nine Muses and the 2,000-year-old Seikilos Epitaph.

Christina Horvath reflects on Jason Arday's death and asks the sector to confront some uncomfortable questions

The landscape was striking, but so was the diversity of the hikers. We can make this the new normal – and we should, says Guardian columnist John Harris