Smoky summers are now the norm in Canada. This past summer wildfires burned around 4.5 million hectares and more than 33,750 people were evacuated, while millions were exposed to hazardous air pollutants. 2023 was the most destructive season on record, with economic consequences that could reach billions of dollars. New research estimates how climate change will change the economic cost of Canadian wildfires, and the global burden of their carbon dioxide, through this century. Hot, dry conditions are becoming more common and the fire season is lengthening, and the scale of the costs depends on the choices made today about fossil fuels.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.