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Extreme droughts affect farmland and therefore the UK’s food system. Ann Dr/Shutterstock

UK drought: crop harvests at severe risk of collapse

Complex systems require multiple indicators. A UK food resilience index could identify developing weaknesses in the food system before they become failures.
The dried out Lake Urmia was once the Middle East’s largest saltwater lake, now it creates plumes of dust that travel for miles. Daan Kloeg/Alamy

Iran’s environmental catastrophe has also wrecked its economy

Iran’s leaders could use the peace dividend to invest in fixing its severe environmental problems.