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Climate change will fundamentally challenge the world's urban centers. Three cities — San Diego, Milan and Jakarta — offer lessons for how to adapt to a warming planet.

With a prolonged drought affecting the supply of hydroelectricity all over southern Africa, a growing number of people are turning to solar to fill the energy gap. Spotlight on Africa focuses this week on progress made in Zambia.

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +1.07 (+5.36%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ24 ) is up +20.50 (+3.83%). Sugar prices today rallied sharply for a second day, with NY sugar posting a 5-1/4 month high and London sugar posting a 2-week high. Sugar...

Spurs boss tonight takes his squad to Coventry in Carabao Cup

The hallmarks of climate change — extreme heat and drought; larger, more intense wildfires and supercharged hurricanes, typhoons and rainstorms that lead to catastrophic flooding — are being seen and felt around the globe.

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.85 (+4.43%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ24 ) is up +14.60 (+2.79%). Sugar prices today are sharply higher, with NY sugar soaring to a 2-1/4 month high and London sugar posting a 2-week high. Sugar prices surged...

Zimbabwe and Namibia have announced plans to slaughter hundreds of wild elephants and other animals to feed hunger-stricken residents amid severe drought conditions in the southern African countries

Wildfires engulfed the conservation area of Brasilia National Park on Monday and smothered the capital in smoke as the country grapples with a historic drought. The fire was reported to be human-caused, according to the government agency that manages the park, and appears to have started near the edge of…

Devastating wildfires in Brasilia National Park, Brazil, exacerbated by drought and human activity, highlight the urgent need for global climate action.