Alessandro Camillo

Scientists are warning that without scheduling changes, extreme heat could put players and fans at serious risk during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, set to be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The recently concluded FIFA Club World Cup in the U.S. offered a troubling preview. Held from June 14 to July 13 across 11 cities, the tournament saw extreme heat and thunderstorms force FIFA to adapt protocols — adding extra cooling breaks, more water, shaded benches, and air fans.

A growing wave of violence and environmental crime is endangering Indigenous defenders and biodiversity in the Amazon Basin, as recent reports from Peru and a multinational law enforcement operation reveal the scale and urgency of the crisis. From June 23 to July 6, authorities across four South American countries carried out one of the region’s most extensive crackdowns on environmental crime to date.

Australians indigenous to a collection of islands off the country’s northern coast lost a landmark climate litigation case against the government on Tuesday. The inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands sued the Australian government in an attempt to hold them accountable for what they felt were insufficient emissions targets as they faced sea-level rises far higher than the global average.