Extreme weather events intensify globally as wildfires sweep Europe, tropical storms batter the US, and climate scientists challenge political misinformation about environmental causes.

Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in Louisiana with 45mph winds while also triggering catastrophic flash flooding in Kentucky and West Virginia, with at least two people missing and 500 National Guard members deployed as the governor declared a state of emergency across all 55 counties.

More than 200,000 people have fled or been ordered to lock down across France and Spain as 'highly unpredictable' wildfires spread, with Spain declaring a national emergency and forcing evacuation of the coastal town of Cap Ferret on the French coast.

NASA's Deep Space Communications Complex near Madrid was damaged by Spanish wildfires, though the agency has been unable to fully assess the damage due to the ongoing emergency, threatening one of the space program's most critical deep space observation facilities.

Scientists have reacted with incredulity to Trump's claim that Canada is 'poisoning' US air with its wildfires, with experts emphasizing that such fires are a symptom of the broader climate crisis rather than a geopolitical issue.

Environmental groups are sounding the alarm over border wall construction plans that threaten Quitobaquito Springs in southwestern Arizona, a desert oasis home to rare fish and turtles that is also sacred to the O'odham people.

Tick populations are surging in the US and UK, with experts warning of increased transmission of Lyme disease and other illnesses as warmer temperatures and changing climate patterns expand the range of these blood-sucking parasites.

The 2026 El Niño event is on track to be the strongest on record, potentially causing a massive global temperature spike and economic losses of $10 trillion by 2032, according to climate projections.

Trump announced that nearly 200 firms have signed a non-binding 'Ratepayer Protection Pledge' regarding datacenter energy costs, though the voluntary nature of the pledge raises questions about its effectiveness in protecting consumers from rising electricity bills.

Spanish police have accused a tractor driver of sparking one of the wildfires currently spreading across the Iberian Peninsula, highlighting how human actions can rapidly escalate environmental emergencies.