Contiguous US records warmest July ever, surpassing 1936 and 2012 benchmarks; every state ranked in warmest third of historical records, rainfall in driest third

Great Barrier Reef coral cover rose or held steady across all three regions in 2025/26, AIMS survey shows. Northern reefs up 16.7% to 35.1%, central up 10.2% to 31.6%, as late monsoon cooled seas and limited bleaching.

A late 2026 summer monsoon gave the Great Barrier Reef a reprieve from unfolding coral bleaching, with an Australian Institute of Marine Science annual survey released Tuesday showing coral cover rose or held steady across all three reef regions in the 2025/26 field season compared with the prior year.

Europe braces for another heatwave following record-breaking temperatures across the continent, Al Jazeera reports.

Europe braces for another heatwave after record-breaking temperatures.

Kenya activates national El Nino response plan for 18 high-risk counties. Peak weather risks expected September through December, with above-normal rainfall forecast from October.

Kenya's Interior Ministry announced on Monday nationwide measures to counter potential El Nino impacts, releasing a response plan targeting 18 high-risk counties ahead of peak weather risks expected from September through December.

Britain faces its fifth heatwave of the 2026 summer, with multiple temperature records broken across the country.

Britain was also facing its fifth heatwave of the 2026 summer that has seen multiple temperature records being broken.