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Hotter weather thickens the blood of wild mammals: in a world first we traced this in African striped mice using 12 years’ worth of blood samples

Large wild mammals – from elephants to antelopes – are already struggling to cope with global warming. Now new research shows that even the small creatures adapted to harsh, arid landscapes may be reaching their limits.

The Conversation

How the climate crisis is changing an ancient way of life in Ethiopia

ON THE GROUND: Families have been raising livestock in the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia for centuries, but Nick Ferris finds that these traditions are changing thanks to the impact of the climate crisis

The Independent UK

Trees in Panama's tropical forests are growing longer roots in the face of drought

A long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term "rescue strategy" is unlikely to save them from the impacts of climate change.

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‘We walked over corpses’: Mother reveals journey out of hell in northern Ethiopia during Tigray war

Shushay and her six children were among three million people displaced from their homes during the conflict between 2020 and 2022

The Independent UK

Heat, drought and fire: how extreme weather pushed nature to its limits in 2025

National Trust says these are ‘alarm signals we cannot ignore’ as climate breakdown puts pressure on wildlife

The Guardian - UK

Hungary's 'water guardian' farmers fight back against desertification

Southern Hungary landowner Oszkár Nagyapáti has been battling severe drought on his land

The Independent UK

Wildlife hit hard by drought, fires and heat as extremes become ‘new normal’

The National Trust’s annual round up of the year shows the impacts of climate-fuelled extremes on landscapes and wildlife.

The Independent UK

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Liverpool Player Ratings vs. Wolves: Wirtz Finally Ends Agonising Goal Drought

Liverpool were made to work hard by the Premier League’s bottom side.

Sports Illustrated

England survive MCG mayhem to break Ashes drought in Australia with win in fourth Test

Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett made a flying start as the tourists charged to a four-wicket win inside two days on a spicy pitch at the MCG

The Guardian - UK

Forecasters say 2025 ‘more likely than not’ to be UK’s hottest year on record

Met Office says temperatures are tracking ahead of 2022 after year of heatwaves and drought, though late cold spell could yet intervene

The Guardian - UK

The 9 Sculptural Plants Designers Rely On to Add Instant, Low-Effort Drama to Warm-Climate Gardens

Use bodacious architectural plants to create living drama in warm-weather gardens

Homes & Gardens

‘The Poor Are in a Very Bad State’: Climate Change Accelerates California’s Cost-of-Living Crisis

In ways subtle and extreme, the warming climate is hitting those with the least the hardest.

Capital & Main

Mikel Arteta Asks One Thing From Arsenal to Break Premier League Title Drought

Arsenal are seeking to end a generation of pain and disappointment.

Sports Illustrated

Water levels across the Great Lakes are falling – just as US data centers move in

Region struggling with drought now threatened by energy-hungry facilities – but some residents are fighting back

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History against England amid long drought Down Under

England must win three straight Tests in Australia to regain the Ashes, but the reality is the tourists haven't won a single Test in the country for 5458 days.

The Guardian - UK

Tabletop tomatoes and drought-resistant roses tipped as 2026’s top garden trends

RHS predicts big shift in gardening habits as green-fingered Britons adapt to climate breakdown

Sports Illustrated

Cole Palmer Reveals Worrying Injury Reality After Ending 333-Day Drought

Enzo Maresca warned that Palmer is unlikely to feature in Chelsea’s next fixture.

AAP

Leishman rides like the wind to claim Vic PGA title

Australian golfer Marc Leishman has broken a 17-year title drought in Australia by claiming a nail-biting one-shot victory at the Victorian PGA Championship.

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Euronews

‘Hot droughts’ could push the Amazon into a hypertropical climate by 2100 - and trees won’t survive

A hypertropical climate has not occurred on Earth in at least 10 million years.

The Independent UK

World Cup winner reveals what Thomas Tuchel’s England must do to end trophy drought

England will be looking to win their first major trophy in 60 years at the 2026 World Cup

LiveScience

Amazon rainforest is transitioning to a 'hypertropical' climate — and trees won't survive that for long

The Amazon rainforest currently has a few days or weeks of hot drought conditions per year, but researchers say this could increase to 150 days per year by 2100.

The Independent UK

Water provider lifts hosepipe ban early following wet November

The water firm was the first UK firm to impose a hosepipe ban

The Independent UK

First rain of autumn falls in Iran's capital, but the drought-ravaged nation needs far more

Rain has finally fallen in Iran's capital after months of drought

International Business Times UK

Trump Threatens 5% Tariff and $12B Bailout for Farmers Amid Tensions with Mexico Over Water Disputes

US President Donald Trump has warned Mexico of a 5% tariff increase to pressure compliance with water-sharing treaties affecting Texan farmers amid a Mexican drought.

The Independent UK

Modern humans unfairly blamed for extinction of Indonesia’s ‘hobbits’, scientists say

Previous research linked disappearance of small-brained species to arrival of homo sapiens

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