Why it matters: The report is the first indication of where July stands in the annals of modern climate records, and it shows that the influence of human-caused global warming is having a profound impact on summer temperatures.
As close calls between satellites and debris in orbit become more frequent, the U.S. government is signaling that it's time to take the threats posed by space junk seriously.
Why it matters: There are thousands of pieces of space junk circling the Earth at more than 17,000 miles per hour, threatening operational satellites and even people in orbit.
Flash flooding caused by heavy rainfall over part of the burn scar from the McKinney Fire in northern California recently led to a massive fish die-off in tributaries of the Klamath River, the Karuk Tribe said in a statement last week.
Why it matters: The fish die-off is the latest sign of the devastation of the McKinney Fire. It has burned over 60,000 acres after starting on July 29, becoming California's largest fire this season. It has also killed at least four people, including fire officials and civilians, and destroyed several structures in multiple communities
Firefighters in Denver rescued multiple people from their vehicles Sunday night, as the National Weather Service warned monsoonal showers and thunderstorms could trigger flash flooding and "debris flows" from the Four Corners region into the Southwest.
The big picture: Flood-ravaged Kentucky was still under threat from another deluge, as President Biden and first lady Jill Biden prepared to visit the state, in response to at least 37 people being killed in last week's catastrophic flooding in the Appalachia.
National Park Service rangers found more human remains at the drought-hit Lake Mead National Recreation Area to the east of Las Vegas over the weekend.
Why it matters: It's fourth such discovery in the nation's largest reservoir by volume since May as a megadrought sinks Lake Mead's water levels to the lowest since 1937, per AP.
