Climate Overshoot & Adaptation: Pacific leaders at the Belau Declaration urged faster fossil-fuel cuts and more climate finance to keep 1.5°C alive, warning current plans can’t stop overshoot. El Niño Risk: New research says human-caused warming is already supercharging El Niño, with record ocean heat raising stakes for corals and marine life. Health & Pollution: A study presented for lung cancer patients links higher microplastic burden in lungs to possible disease connections, adding urgency to plastic pollution controls. Water & Data Centers: A US House hearing focused on protecting drinking water systems and ratepayers as data centers expand, highlighting grid and water-rate tradeoffs. Energy Transition Tech: Europe’s new quantum chip fabrication push aims to scale manufacturing capacity, while Sri Lanka’s Northern Islands added hybrid solar-plus-storage to cut diesel dependence. Community Resilience: Stony Brook’s Digital Twin Studio will model grid failures from outages to cyberattacks, aiming to improve resilience testing. Local Climate Action: Maine’s 2026 Environmental Scorecard praised conservation champions and flagged lawmakers scoring zero on clean-energy and protection votes. Education Under Pressure: South Africa’s school violence piece shows climate-era instability isn’t just weather—it’s safety, livelihoods, and learning.