Crisis

Like Boris Johnson, Liz Truss trades on optimism that the usual terms of economic life are bound to return.

Dams form ponds, widen rivers, and create wetlands, building all kinds of aquatic habitats that many other animals like birds and frogs rely on. That’s why beavers are often called ecosystem engineers.

he New Zealand government says global heating is of ‘insufficient weight’ to stop new oil and gas projects.

High temperature records are being obliterated across western Europe. Raging wildfires are displacing thousands of people.

This isn’t some quirk of the official forecasters. The Earth’s climate was broadly stable. But what if the environmental shocks just keep coming?

Ukraine and Russia signed a UN-backed deal to allow Ukraine’s wheat, maize and oilseeds to be shipped amid fears over a global food crisis.

There are distressing accounts of self-harm, suicide, suicidal thoughts, widespread despair and spiralling anxiety.

People in countries with high levels of food insecurity are at greater risk of hunger as bread becomes more expensive and scarce.

Though not as visible as the thousands of lost lives, the environmental costs of war are insidious, quietly harming people and wildlife for decades after fighting stops.

Afghanistan’s diplomatic missions called for more foreign aid to help respond to the disaster.