"Meanwhile, signs that the planet's health is worsening are unmistakable. Last year was among the warmest on record globally, with average temperatures far above long-term baselines and heat driving more extreme weather worldwide. In 2025, brutal heatwaves baked much of the Indian subcontinent with temperatures near 48 °C, stressing health systems and agriculture across India and Pakistan. Europe and the Mediterranean faced record wildfires and prolonged heat, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate and worsening drought conditions."
"Elsewhere, catastrophic flooding struck multiple regions: Central Texas saw deadly flash floods that killed over 130 people, and parts of Asia, including Sumatra and South Asia's monsoon belt, suffered deadly floods and landslides affecting millions. These events are part of a growing pattern of intensified extremes reshaping where and how people can live. Layered onto this volatile context is the rapid expansion of generative AI."
Global geopolitics, climate change, and technological advances are interacting to produce unprecedented instability. Democratic norms face pressure from internal polarization, threats to academic freedom, and challenges to scientific independence in the United States. Nationalist movements and migration pressures are rising across Europe amid economic anxiety and war. The conflict in Ukraine and violence in the Middle East are destabilizing regional and global security. Recent climate records show extreme heat, wildfires, droughts, and catastrophic flooding that have killed hundreds and displaced millions. Generative AI is rapidly expanding, adding cognitive and informational stress to political, social, and environmental crises, leaving populations overwhelmed.
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