Wildfire & climate risk: British Columbia issued evacuation orders as the Bald Range wildfire surged, cutting power and prompting boil-water alerts for affected communities. Climate science & forests: A new Nature Climate Change study finds mountain trees don’t all march uphill; water-handling traits help explain why some species shift downslope while others move higher. El Niño watch: India says El Niño is likely to persist until February 2027, with monsoon impacts depending on other ocean-atmosphere drivers. Energy & emissions: Kansai Electric and Kawasaki Heavy are pursuing early off-site transport of captured CO2 from a coal plant, aiming to scale CO2 capture and storage tech. Grid resilience: Texas avoided blackout risk during peak demand thanks to rapid solar plus storage buildout. Data centers & water/power strain: La Crosse, Wisconsin, advanced an 18-month moratorium on large data centers while officials assess power, water, air quality, and neighborhood impacts. Food prices: UN data links July staple-food price increases to heatwaves, El Niño effects, and energy-linked geopolitical disruptions. Agroforestry jobs: Vi Agroforestry is pushing youth-focused agroforestry to create jobs and build climate-resilient farming businesses.