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In recent months, significant global wildfire activity has placed extreme pressure on emergency services, threatened communities and businesses, and severely damaged natural environments. Prolonged heatwaves, drought conditions, and rising temperatures have created ideal conditions for wildfires to spread, and they are emerging as a growing year-on-year resilience challenge.
Although COVID-19 was declassified as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in 2023, the new treaty and current rise in transmissions serve as clear reminders that pandemics remain a significant global threat.
The UK's 2026 national security assessment reframes biodiversity loss as a systemic risk, showing how global ecosystem degradation threatens food supply, stability, and resilience worldwide.
Over 10 million people in the UK are affected by hay fever (allergic rhinitis). Find out about the causes, symptoms and treatment options at HealthExpress®.
Mushroom compost is often recommended as a mulch to improve your plant growth, but what exactly is it, why is it so useful and should you get some?