4 d. ago ‘There’s fire all around us, this is it’ – This is climate breakdown

Working with jaguars in Brazil’s Pantanal was a huge source of joy. But the wildfires are getting worse. This is Abbie’s storyLocation Pantanal, BrazilDisaster Wildfires, a number of yearsAbbie Martin splits her time between captaining a boat in the Virgin Islands and doing research in Brazil’s Pantanal, a region that includes the world’s largest tropical wetland and where she founded the Jaguar Identification Project. Fires in the Pantanal have reached new extremes, killing at least 17 million vertebrate animals and burning 27% of the vegetation cover in 2020. Climate breakdown made the Pantanal drier between 2001-21, increasing the occurrence of above-average fires in the region. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Inside the ‘mammoth’ task to rebuild Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa: ‘We feel hopelessness’

Hurricane Melissa became the strongest storm to ever hit Jamaica when it made landfall last month, destroying entire communities and ravaging the country’s economy. Aid organisations tell Alex Croft and Bryony Gooch that the rebuild will be long and painful

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9 d. ago UK travellers to popular Spanish destination warned over £13 a day charge

The Balearic Islands, which include Majorca, Ibiza and Menorca, are considering a new measure tax hike to deter visitors, with the proposed tax applying for stays during July and August

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2 w. ago Major airline launches its first direct flight to Thailand's largest island

A major airline has launched its first direct route from the UK to Thailand's largest island. Packages including the flight are available to book from today (October 30).

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2 w. ago US is sending dozens of relief workers to help with fallout from Hurricane Melissa

The United States is deploying several dozen disaster relief workers, including urban search and rescue teams, to Caribbean island nations as they deal with devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa

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2 w. ago Philippines officials urge calm as fears grow over possibility of massive earthquake

Fear has gripped people about the likelihood of a ‘big one’ quake days after a series of earthquakes rocked the nation, even though experts say there is no cause for panic

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3 w. ago Most complained about TV shows 2025: Here are the programmes with the most Ofcom complaints this year

The most complained about show has more complaints than the rest of the list combined.

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3 w. ago UK hit by 10 earthquakes in 10 hours as biggest of year cause houses to 'sway'

A dramatic series of 10 earthquakes struck across 10 hours, with the biggest of the year so far striking as locals told of their houses 'swaying' and large rumbling sounds

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3 w. ago Series of earthquakes recorded in Canary Islands including ‘strongest felt in months’

A tremor measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale was recorded near Tenerife and Gran Canaria

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