Welcome to Cropped, a newsletter that explains the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight.

Homes and businesses have suffered millions of pounds-worth of damage after a water main burst near Marylebone station in London. Dramatic video captured on Thursday morning showed the toll left by ...

Chaucer and Shakespeare lived through periods of weird weather not unlike what we are seeing today. So what can we learn from their writing?