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Record-breaking temperatures across Europe over the past week have tested long-standing heat resilience measures, particularly in France. Dozens of deaths have been reported amid the continent's second heat wave in two months.

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Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration staff have created Climate.us, a website that restores access to climate information previously available on a government site. The new platform launched this week to fill the gap left when Climate.gov was shut down last year.

Freshwater lakes in North America and Europe are turning browner due to climate change and reduced acid rain. This change is reducing populations of trout, bass, perch and whitefish while boosting numbers of northern pike and walleye.

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Researchers and volunteers worldwide are expanding projects to restore kelp forests hit hard by rising ocean temperatures. Efforts focus on removing sea urchins and developing heat-tolerant kelp strains. These initiatives aim to reverse losses that have reached 40 to 60 percent in recent decades.

Santa Marta became the first Colombian capital to declare a public calamity due to the El Niño phenomenon to address the climate emergency.

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Naturvårdsverket reports that Sweden's climate emissions fell three percent in 2025 compared with 2024. The drop is still not enough to meet climate targets.