Environment

Dust that swept Europe in February affects weather systems but also contains many allergens

Much has changed along the hundreds of miles of devastated coastline and the recovery is gathering pace

• After the wave: a decade of grieving for a daughter lost to the tsunami

Nature-rich sites such as woods and wetlands more valuable because of the ‘ecosystem services’ they provide

Toxic particles spewed by wildfires resulted in 10 times as many respiratory-illness related hospitalizations as other types of pollution, researchers found