Axios

About 80% of humanity experienced unusually hot temperatures during July that were attributable in large part to human-caused climate change, a new report finds.

Why it matters: The analysis shows the extraordinary reach of climate change, and its influence on temperature extremes. It's made extreme heat far more likely, particularly in many developing countries.

New Mexico residents exposed to radiation from the world's first atomic bomb explosion and Navajo miners who later worked with uranium during the Cold War may finally get reparations after generations of people with health problems.

Driving the news: The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to include New Mexico and Navajo Nation residents in the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act — a federal law scheduled to sunset next year — as part of its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

The United Kingdom now finds itself at the epicenter of global tensions between energy security and lofty climate goals, which are playing out ahead of the COP28 conference in Dubai.

Driving the news: Prime minister Rishi Sunak announced plans on Monday to issue more than 100 new oil and gas drilling licenses in the North Sea, along with approvals for carbon capture and storage sites and hydrogen projects.

Phoenix in July became the first major city in the country to reach an average monthly temperature higher than 100°F.

By the numbers: Phoenix's average July temperature of 102.7°F marked its hottest month on record, shattering the previous record of 99.1°F in August 2020.

A massive wildfire in California's Mojave National Preserve that exploded in size and spilled into Nevada over the weekend is threatening wildlife and Joshua tree forests.

The big picture: The wind-driven York Fire is California's largest wildfire this year. It's burning uncontained across some 77,000 acres and was one of 64 large fires burning across nine states as of Monday.