Budapest’s Ínség-szikla emerged again after months of low rainfall and heat. IIASA modelling ranks July 2026 as the most extreme low-flow episode since 1990, affecting water supply, farming, energy, navigation and ecosystems.
A report found 57% of 81 analyzed data centers in census tracts with the highest shares of people of color and 47% in communities facing high cumulative environmental-health risks. Front and Centered is calling for a statewide moratorium on hyperscale facilities.
The 2024–2035 Climate Plan aims to cut net emissions 59% to 67% from 2005 levels, demarcate 4.5 million hectares of Indigenous land and expand conservation. Energy and farming projections, however, show that much of the burden will still fall on controlling deforestation.