25th April - Today's News: Wildfire Hits Lochailort

Fortunately no threat to Essan as wildfire forces closure of road and rail line in Highlands - it originally broke out near Polnish, possibly from sparks from the steam train, before moving eastwards on the hillside north of the railway and road.   The road reopened later in the evening.

Meanwhile, a warning that the wildfire season in US could 'rapidly escalate' amid building heat, drought 

Severe drought in Africa persists and is expected to worsen

Iraq’s drought-doomed farmers turn to groundwater to boost agriculture - but how long will it last?

All of which leads to the growing  threat of water wars: Can India really stop river water from flowing into Pakistan?

Why are Patagonian glaciers rapidly losing mass?

Melting glaciers at the end of the Ice Age may have sped up continental drift, fueled volcanic eruptions

The fingerprints of city-sized icebergs found off UK coast - dating to the last glacial maximum

And did it rain or snow on ancient Mars? New study suggests it did



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