Heat & health: Portugal issued red heat warnings for 12 of 18 districts as temperatures push into the 40s, underscoring how extreme heat is becoming a public-health emergency. Urban resilience: Taiwan ran its first nationwide drill for a prolonged 40°C heatwave, testing power, hospitals, transport and emergency messaging. Water stress: A Nikkei documentary won a silver award for showing how climate-driven megadrought is reshaping the American Southwest’s water, farming and investment. Climate governance & law: New Zealand advanced a bill to clarify climate change tort law, aiming to reduce uncertainty from lawsuits over greenhouse gas emissions. Waste & flooding: Ghana’s floods are blamed not just on heavy rain, but on blocked drainage and poor waste disposal, with communities in Accra and Tema still paying the price. Environment regulation: Australia launched its new National EPA to monitor compliance and enforce environmental laws. Corporate climate tech: Nvidia unveiled a liquid cooling approach for AI data centers to cut energy and water use, as AI’s environmental footprint grows. Nature-based solutions: Sri Lanka reiterated Paris and SDG commitments, highlighting renewables, circular economy, ecosystem restoration and climate resilience.