Boulder’s case pits local governments against ExxonMobil and Suncor over climate-related damages. The court will decide whether federal law bars state claims, not whether the companies already owe compensation.
The lake’s surface fell from 34.4 square kilometers in 2016 to 2.7 after a decade of lower rainfall, greater evaporation and irrigation withdrawals. The decline combines climate change and water management and persists despite a 2013 EU court ruling.
The 2026 assessment found record transgression in climate, biosphere, land, freshwater, nutrient flows, novel entities and ocean acidification. The framework measures rising systemic risk; it sets no single collapse date and does not say every change is irreversible.
The June-to-August average reached 24C, 3.6C above normal, according to Meteo-France. The country recorded 53 heatwave days, nearly 40 per cent less rain than average, widespread fires and record ocean temperatures along its coastlines.
World Weather Attribution estimated that human-caused warming added about 2°C to Mediterranean extremes and greatly enlarged the affected area. The rapid analysis warns of impacts on species, fisheries, coastal health and heavy rain, while remaining subject to later scientific review.
A study projects that at 2°C of global warming, uncompensable heat stress could affect 60% of India in summer and 53% during the monsoon. Humidity reduces the effectiveness of sweating, requiring changes to warnings, work, health care and energy systems.
An elderly couple died on Salamis and more than 500 people were evacuated. In the High Fens, the largest wildfire in Belgium's modern history burned about 3,000 hectares and mobilized ground and aerial resources from several European countries.
Sea-surface temperature averaged 20.96°C, delivering a second consecutive monthly record, Copernicus says. The tropical Pacific, Atlantic and Mediterranean concentrated anomalies, while July tied the second-highest global temperature at 1.47°C above pre-industrial levels.
The projected October–December peak would arrive at the end of the dry season, with low rivers, flammable vegetation and delayed rains. It raises drought and fire risks into early 2027, although intensity and local impacts are not yet determined.
The Environment Ministry opened a competition to evaluate agriculture, forestry and land-use maps for the BTR2 due in 2026. The work is intended to improve traceability of territorial emissions and removals.
Afghanistan recorded at least 31 deaths, Chattogram received 412.3 millimeters in 24 hours and more than 890,000 people were evacuated in Guangdong. Warming increases available moisture, while vulnerable housing, crops and infrastructure turn heavy rain into disaster.
New mapping identifies Brazilian forests that are crucial for recycling moisture toward Peru and Bolivia. The proposal targets conservation where atmospheric flows converge and where deforestation, roads and gaps in legal protection threaten the regional water cycle.