Smoke fills the sky from a wildfire in Lacey Townships, New Jersey, #US

Photograph: Nam Y Huh/AP

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Apocalypse: Lalo de Almeida

Brazil saw its hottest year in 2024. Although the high temperatures affected all regions of the country, three biomes were especially impacted, with drought, fire and deforestation transforming the landscape into apocalyptic scenes. In the Amazon, extreme drought turned some of the world’s most powerful rivers into sand deserts.

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Isle of Arran, #UK
A wildfire on the Scottish island.

Photograph: Police Scotland/PA

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Trump Said Cuts Wouldn’t Affect Public Safety. Then He Fired Hundreds of Workers Who Help Fight Wildfires.
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The White House and DOGE have sought to eliminate thousands of jobs from the Forest Service. The wildland firefighting force is one of many targets within the agency.
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How Trump’s Forest Service Cuts Could Affect Wildland Firefighting

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For whom the bell tolls

The remains of the bell pavilion after wildfires at Gounsa temple, Uiseong, South Korea

Photograph: Kim Do-hoon/AP

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