Extreme Heat & Water Stress: A new heatwave is tightening across Europe, pushing record temperatures, wildfires and storms, while drought and low river levels disrupt shipping, industry and agriculture. Air Quality Crisis: Smoke from Canadian wildfires is driving dangerous PM2.5 spikes in parts of North America, with heat trapping pollution near the ground. Swiss Climate Research Spotlight: Swiss researchers are reported to have secured huge NASA climate-data storage for AI training amid funding cuts, underscoring Switzerland’s role in climate monitoring. Biodiversity Policy: Qatar’s environment ministry took part in CITES scientific committee meetings in Geneva, focusing on endangered-species protection and listing proposals. Ethics & Supply Chains: Swiss chocolate maker Lindt faces a U.S. lawsuit alleging child labour in cocoa supply chains in Ghana and Ivory Coast, challenging its public claims on responsible sourcing. Circular Economy Tech: STADLER is expanding waste-sorting with a cloud platform (STADLERconnect) that uses data and machine learning across plants to improve operations. Climate Adaptation Tourism: A Swiss Alps resort is launching a giant mountain swing to attract visitors beyond winter as warming affects snow reliability. Governance & Resilience (US): ICE has dropped plans to use Pennsylvania warehouses as detention centres after water and sewage concerns—an example of how infrastructure limits shape public decisions.