Human-induced climate change made recent extreme heat in the US south-west, Mexico and Central America around 35 times more likely. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) group studied excess heat between May and early June, when the US heatwave was concentrated in south-west states including California, Nevada and Arizona.
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Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu sworn in as president
Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn into office Monday, against the backdrop of a fractured nation, an ailing economy and spiraling insecurity. The ceremony took place amid tight security at the 5,000-capacity Eagle Square venue in the capital, Abuja. A national public holiday was declared and Nigerians without an invitation told to stay away from the ceremony.
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Kazakhstans Progress Faces Many Headwinds
Kazakhstan has taken important steps towards strengthening democracy and stability at home such as limiting presidential powers. Kazakhstan has also maintained its commitments to Ukraine’s territorial integrity and has contributed to energy and food security in Europe.
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NASA’s First Asteroid Sample Has Landed
NASA’s first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey. In a flyby of Earth, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft released the sample capsule from 63,000 miles (100,000 kilometers) out.
